Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 15:54
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 177 2-Core 350 107% 202 Pts	4-Core 675 8-Core 1,259 116% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,422 150% 2,422 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 283 Reflection 256 Parallax 317 231% 285 fps	Gravity 235 Splatting 174 177% 204 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 980 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 820 521 140 130 100 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 59% Great: 59%
Samsung 980 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 869GB free Firmware: 5B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 1240 1125 1419 966 1014 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 70%
Crucial_CT240M50 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 223GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 121 134 97 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.1% Good	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 118 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 3.5 571% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 117%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 101 101 73 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 76.9 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 93.8 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 41.9 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 36.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

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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	1,584x
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 $269	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16