Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	408% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 20:28
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 333 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,288 115% 971 Pts	64-Core 2,876 178% 2,876 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987); 24G-P5-3987-KR, EVGA CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5475 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 306 Reflection 295 Parallax 325 249% 309 fps	Gravity 252 Splatting 185 189% 219 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 909GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4492 3201 2174 1739 1127 1082 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Read 3,142 Write 4,539 Mixed 3,094 SusWrite 2,302 739% 3,270 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 92.6 328% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 893 673% 905 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 578%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 933GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 98.4 Write 90.9 Mixed 57 SusWrite 119 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.2 389% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$179 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 225 226 227 226 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 8TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 246 246 244 244 242 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM8G44C19U4BL.M8FE1 4x8GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 66.5 MC Write 51.8 MC Mixed 50.6 161% 56.3 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 42.6 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 147%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16