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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	113% 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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 01:04
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 177 2-Core 351 108% 205 Pts	4-Core 691 8-Core 1,336 120% 1,013 Pts	64-Core 2,758 171% 2,758 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 520GB free Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1016 1005 1005 1013 1023 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2,633 Mixed 2,398 SusWrite 1,068 489% 2,180 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 108 372% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 1,372 DQ Mixed 890 725% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 447 451 450 445 433 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 430 Mixed 439 SusWrite 447 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 57.7 188% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 218 151% 185 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 710GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 463 463 463 463 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 456 Mixed 440 SusWrite 464 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 58.8 192% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 153 120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 137%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 321GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 463 463 463 463 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 464 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 57.7 188% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 153 120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 177 177 183 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 179 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 4x16GB 1,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 61.2 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 40.1 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 38.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 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 $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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16