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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	421% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 18:28
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3950X-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 985 89% 747 Pts	64-Core 2,537 157% 2,537 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 99.3 Parallax 99.3 118% 114 fps	Gravity 99.3 Splatting 99.3 88% 99.3 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG70S2TB 2TB 784 User benchmarks, average bench 415% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3584 3838 3781 4070 3875 3201 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 3,271 Mixed 2,343 SusWrite 3,725 646% 2,838 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.6 253% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 881 DQ Write 663 DQ Mixed 777 579% 773 MB/s
Poor: 245% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 591%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 167GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 421 425 374 226 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 375 Mixed 397 SusWrite 347 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 45.7 153% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 184 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 125%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 294GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 426 429 419 413 402 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 423 Write 410 Mixed 321 SusWrite 418 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 36.8 128% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 157 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 378GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 112 112 110 111 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 108 Write 84.5 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 110 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 4x16GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 41.8 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 34.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,819

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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