Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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	458% 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '23 at 15:12
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 351 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,256 116% 970 Pts	64-Core 2,202 136% 2,202 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 184 Parallax 188 154% 187 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 162 Splatting 133 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2594 3867 4198 4260 4292 3036 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	458% Outstanding	Read 2,190 Write 4324 Mixed 2,629 SusWrite 3,708 732% 3,213 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 87.6 300% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 1,181 868% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 458% Great: 606%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 835GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 399 397 398 395 399 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 422 Mixed 369 SusWrite 397 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 50.2 164% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 101 72% 89 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 166 169 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 111 SusWrite 169 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 411% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 158 160 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 105 SusWrite 159 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 424% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 94%
WD easystore 264D 12TB 733 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 163 166 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 192 Mixed 153 SusWrite 165 236% 174 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.9 365% 5.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 3.6 DQ Mixed 1.7 182% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D416GX2-3600C18A 2x16GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 52.4 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 36.7 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 36.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
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 $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16