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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	328% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 01:21
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 167 2-Core 335 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,149 109% 902 Pts	64-Core 2,244 139% 2,244 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 84.8 Reflection 103 Parallax 135 69% 108 fps	Gravity 96.6 Splatting 73.4 74% 85 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2902 3139 3141 3144 1687 959 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,262 Write 3,429 Mixed 2,162 SusWrite 2,496 586% 2,587 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 71.4 226% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 597 DQ Mixed 755 456% 467 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 492%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 538GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3207 3719 3706 3699 3704 3698 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 1,945 Write 2,771 Mixed 2,236 SusWrite 3622 601% 2,643 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 69.3 219% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 833 628% 849 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 472%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 340GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 61 61 62 63 65 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 353 340 329 318 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 444 Mixed 424 SusWrite 346 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 51.2 166% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 525GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 353 340 329 318 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 445 Mixed 445 SusWrite 346 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 48.9 158% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-8GTZNB 4x8GB 1,019 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 65.8 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 46.2 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 42 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 138%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,943 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,583x
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 i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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