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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	91.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 10:38
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$250 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 (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 332 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,218 112% 935 Pts	64-Core 2,314 143% 2,314 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 367 366 367 366 367 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 368 Mixed 338 SusWrite 367 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 38.4 131% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 161 128% 180 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 103%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 64GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 424 426 424 424 426 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 430 Mixed 406 SusWrite 425 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 50.6 172% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 182 142% 196 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 132GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,642 Write 2,342 Mixed 248 383% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 92.6 325% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,295 DQ Mixed 566 622% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 372%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 157 159 159 161 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 145 Write 160 Mixed 103 SusWrite 157 193% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 95%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 10.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 165 155 157 163 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 211 Mixed 207 SusWrite 158 265% 195 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1.4 389% 7.17 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 1.7 402% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 3.4 4.7 4.4 5 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 4.2 Mixed 7 SusWrite 4.6 12% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 3 171% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C15-8GTZR 2x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 70 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 40.1 152% 53.1 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 142%

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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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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