Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	469% 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	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	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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '22 at 16:06
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 180 2-Core 355 112% 209 Pts	4-Core 697 8-Core 1,359 122% 1,028 Pts	64-Core 2,691 167% 2,691 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 128 110% 128 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 105 Splatting 90.3 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3144 3184 3246 3222 3236 3246 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	469% Outstanding	Read 2,740 Write 3,322 Mixed 3000 SusWrite 3213 695% 3,069 MB/s	4K Read 76.5 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 107 354% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,167 880% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 469% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 917GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 454 Mixed 409 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 47 162% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 219 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,724 Write 3,310 Mixed 3,008 677% 3,014 MB/s	4K Read 76.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 106 348% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1278 961% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 283% Great: 526%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 143 Write 106 Mixed 51.4 116% 100 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.9 112% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 90%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 30GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36.7 Write 8.5 Mixed 14.7 20% 20 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.4 134% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

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 (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 58.6 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 43.6 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 41.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 132% 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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