Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 20:40
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 168 2-Core 336 104% 195 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,168 109% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,124 132% 2,124 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.30.23.01 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 226 Parallax 382 158% 267 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 147 Splatting 244 201% 248 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2677 1468 965 571 513 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 2,709 Mixed 2,051 SusWrite 1,103 439% 1,945 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 84.6 312% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,303 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,162 856% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 333%
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 223GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 216 215 213 217 214 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 378 Write 277 Mixed 287 SusWrite 208 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 27.5 96% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 220 169% 230 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 92%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 103GB free Firmware: LCSi SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 166 167 163 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 381 Write 208 Mixed 244 SusWrite 159 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 41 152% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 205 161% 224 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 876GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1424 1419 1432 1434 1429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,846 Write 1,418 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 1,426 335% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 91.1 311% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 431 465% 780 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 311%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 134 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 133 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 2x8GB 2,977 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 32 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 31.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%

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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	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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