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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Boot Drive	416% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 07:49
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 181 2-Core 360 113% 211 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,325 117% 993 Pts	64-Core 3,137 194% 3,137 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 F441) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 246 Reflection 248 Parallax 528 200% 341 fps	Gravity 212 Splatting 288 227% 250 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2631 3814 4554 5550 5690 5900 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	416% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 3,993 Mixed 2,140 SusWrite 4,690 731% 3,203 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 22.4 106% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 437 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 445 329% 433 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 416% Great: 488%
Amd-raid Array 2 4TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 4TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1684 1617 1630 1641 1646 1636 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 777 Write 1,636 Mixed 668 SusWrite 1642 269% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 11.3 44% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 469 DQ Mixed 123 157% 273 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 677%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 190 184 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 97.4 Write 120 Mixed 114 SusWrite 185 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.9 335% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 92%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 250GB 809 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 141GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 33 30 27 34 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 115 Write 55.9 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 33 81% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.4 144% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C19-16GTRS 4x16GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 54.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 42.2 132% 46.2 GB/s	SC Read 31.2 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 39.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 124% 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 $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 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 $909Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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