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 as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	385% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	111.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '23 at 17:27
Run Duration	354 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 101% 190 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,179 108% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,470 153% 2,470 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 492 Reflection 542 Parallax 695 401% 577 fps	Gravity 534 Splatting 269 337% 402 fps
Poor: 303% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$157 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 2949 2966 2881 2943 2970 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 3,419 Write 3,275 Mixed 2,579 SusWrite 2,667 671% 2,985 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 53.5 193% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 540 411% 571 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 685%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$157 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 2TB free Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2398 2926 2870 2912 2873 3031 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 3,249 Write 3,107 Mixed 2,501 SusWrite 2,835 658% 2,923 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 58.4 203% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 866 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 689 517% 699 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 685%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 209 215 218 222 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 242 Mixed 103 SusWrite 218 147% 201 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.8 351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 101 105 106 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 110 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 103 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.9 501% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 115%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 135 127 132 136 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 167 Mixed 122 SusWrite 136 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 2.9 564% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 115%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 7.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 199 198 188 194 192 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 161 Mixed 120 SusWrite 194 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 2.7 521% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 115%
WD WD120EDAZ-11F3RA0 12TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 170 164 172 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 167 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.3 285% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 111%
WD WD140EDGZ-11B1PA0 14TB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 180 180 183 186 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 100 SusWrite 182 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.7 371% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 117%
WD WD140EMFZ-11 14TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 8TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 187 171 180 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 197 Mixed 123 SusWrite 184 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 2 444% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
WD WD140EDGZ-11B1PA0 14TB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8.5TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 193 188 190 196 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 189 Mixed 112 SusWrite 192 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.9 457% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 36.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 36 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 141%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $178	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