Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	288% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '21 at 06:02
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 77.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 274 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 968 88% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,408 87% 1,408 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 138 Parallax 196 97% 151 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 136 Splatting 96.7 94% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 1028 938 1003 942 1003 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 1,667 Mixed 1053 SusWrite 991 340% 1,528 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 64.6 258% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,486 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 1,054 820% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 442%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 251GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1546 823 813 511 506 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,220 Write 1465 Mixed 219 SusWrite 954 268% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 89.6 309% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 741 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 482 466% 726 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 311%
Synology HAT5300-16T 16TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 103GB free Firmware: 1401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 261 256 259 262 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 59% Great: 134%
Synology HAT5300-16T 16TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 102GB free Firmware: 1401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 129 131 130 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 245 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 129 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 242% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 41GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 64 65 74 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 63.4 Write 64.9 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 65.6 80% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV KD4AGUA8M-32N220A 4x16GB 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 35.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 36.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns

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Gaming 207%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	71x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16