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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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.
Boot Drive	497% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 08:14
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 329 101% 191 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,225 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,860 177% 2,860 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% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB; 3090 CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 263 Reflection 258 Parallax 283 215% 268 fps	Gravity 234 Splatting 173 176% 203 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4611 4639 3656 1602 1453 1376 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	497% Outstanding	Read 3743 Write 4,666 Mixed 3,132 SusWrite 2,890 814% 3,608 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 96.6 351% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,538 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,454 1,078% 1,426 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 497% Great: 578%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 192GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 195 194 200 198 201 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 375 Write 257 Mixed 282 SusWrite 202 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 29 96% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 156 138% 208 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 65GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 81.3 Write 85.2 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 99.5 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 113%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 128 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 143 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4600C18-8GTRS 2x8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 24.5 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% 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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: $1,828

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 $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