Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	464% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	121.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 19:12
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 170 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,260 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,867 178% 2,867 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 153 Parallax 169 124% 158 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4210 2700 2312 1977 1527 1491 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 3,218 Write 4,880 Mixed 3,315 SusWrite 2,370 779% 3,446 MB/s	4K Read 82 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 109 397% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 1,617 DQ Write 1453 DQ Mixed 1,546 1,156% 1,539 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 573%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1TB free Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4178 4172 3715 980 1169 954 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	456% Outstanding	Read 3089 Write 4,132 Mixed 3,044 SusWrite 2,528 723% 3,198 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 97.1 350% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,648 DQ Write 1,540 DQ Mixed 1,633 1,215% 1607 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 456% Great: 578%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 892GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 106 107 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 105 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 86%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 91 92 90 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 86.1 Write 81 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 90.6 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB 1,472 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	MC Read 85.3 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 42.6 164% 57.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 153%

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16