Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 239% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 300% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	241% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	517% 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	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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220304
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '22 at 20:49
Run Duration	384 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 170 2-Core 243 98% 170 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1078 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 3,212 199% 3,212 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5725 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Lighting 367 Reflection 327 Parallax 377 299% 357 fps	MRender 394 Gravity 287 Splatting 204 231% 295 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 454 254 33 47 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 448 Mixed 380 SusWrite 209 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 55.4 182% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 140 111% 157 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 126%
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4993 5095 4584 2972 2264 2053 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	517% Outstanding	Read 2,782 Write 4,596 Mixed 3,071 SusWrite 3660 801% 3,527 MB/s	4K Read 75.7 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 115 403% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,012% 1,324 MB/s
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 517% Great: 611%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 931GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3867 3865 3954 3940 3946 3933 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	477% Outstanding	Read 2,172 Write 2464 Mixed 2,222 SusWrite 3,918 612% 2,694 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 83.5 293% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,500 DQ Write 1,233 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,045% 1,382 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 477% Great: 472%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 282GB free Firmware: SC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 86 90 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 87.2 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: SC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 125 124 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 112 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 124 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 137 141 141 140 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 73 SusWrite 140 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 193GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 118 118 117 118 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 172 Mixed 73 SusWrite 117 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 352GB free Firmware: SC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 152 152 155 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 87.9 Write 89.1 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 151 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 141 140 141 137 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 138 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 139 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Portable 4TB 2,509 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 46GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 33 36 34 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 32.3 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 34.2 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 68%
USB Flash Disk 2GB 1,397 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.9 Write 4 Mixed 5.5 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4400C17-16GTZR 2x16GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	MC Read 82.6 MC Write 49.3 MC Mixed 52.6 176% 61.5 GB/s	SC Read 33 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 47.4 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 158%

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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 $133	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