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 way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	496% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	120.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 05:19
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$357 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,174 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,687 166% 2,687 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$497 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 223 Reflection 200 Parallax 192 182% 205 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 133 124% 141 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$171 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3376 3391 3397 3393 3390 3392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,906 Write 3,413 Mixed 3094 SusWrite 3,390 724% 3,201 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 112 370% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,384 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 1,271 957% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 508%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 234 250 234 248 240 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTRS 4x31.8GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 62.4 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 41.7 139% 48.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%

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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 $357Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,597x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,505x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $172Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	421x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	681x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	672x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	431x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	109x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,605

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406