Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 05:23
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 179 2-Core 354 112% 208 Pts	4-Core 690 8-Core 1,309 119% 999 Pts	64-Core 2,890 179% 2,890 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 69.2 58% 71.4 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 68 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 262 230 284 212 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 169 Write 64.2 Mixed 289 SusWrite 258 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 39.7 142% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 154 121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 181 181 182 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 118GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 151 152 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 167 Mixed 108 SusWrite 152 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 121GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 107 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 95 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 106 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 409GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 160 Write 156 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 99.2 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 60%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 52 53 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 146 Write 49.8 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 51.8 97% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.2 206% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 48.5 154% 53.9 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 44.2 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 142%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16