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 (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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 01:36
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$269 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 (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 334 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,096 106% 872 Pts	64-Core 2,304 143% 2,304 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 341 Reflection 292 Parallax 330 278% 321 fps	Gravity 259 Splatting 187 192% 223 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,614 Write 4,496 Mixed 3,249 848% 3,787 MB/s	4K Read 76.8 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 105 376% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,542 DQ Write 858 DQ Mixed 1,266 924% 1222 MB/s
Poor: 228% Great: 595%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 454 454 453 452 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 453 Mixed 427 SusWrite 452 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 53.1 174% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 220 166% 223 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 205GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3873 1530 587 494 572 597 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,269 Write 2,942 Mixed 2,330 SusWrite 1,275 497% 2,204 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 90.5 320% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1623 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,262 946% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 486%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZN 4x8GB 386 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 57.6 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 44.6 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 33.3 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 143%

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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 $269Bench 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