Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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.
Graphics	119% 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.
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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '22 at 09:26
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 339 107% 200 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,296 116% 979 Pts	64-Core 2,274 141% 2,274 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% PowerColor(148C 2409) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 137 Parallax 288 112% 188 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 151 Splatting 169 147% 182 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,944 Write 2,557 Mixed 2,330 581% 2,610 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 116 382% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,500 DQ Write 1088 DQ Mixed 1253 947% 1,280 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 389%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 67GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,246 Write 2,569 Mixed 3,024 588% 2613 MB/s	4K Read 78 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 112 356% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,529 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1,304 982% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 577GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 222 247 237 231 246 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 F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB 2,385 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 59.7 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 46.9 145% 50.7 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 38.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 132%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 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 $279	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 $184	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