Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	454% 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	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	60.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 05:44
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 169 2-Core 336 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,251 113% 952 Pts	64-Core 2,883 178% 2,883 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 144 Parallax 132 106% 135 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3395 3399 3404 2171 1723 1738 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	454% Outstanding	Read 2,888 Write 3,393 Mixed 3,070 SusWrite 2,638 677% 2,997 MB/s	4K Read 83.4 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 116 382% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 1,309 983% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 454% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$356 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 463 461 461 462 461 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 455 Mixed 441 SusWrite 462 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 58.6 190% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$356 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 463 461 461 462 461 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 455 Mixed 441 SusWrite 462 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 58.6 190% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 137%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3340 3343 3342 2486 1735 1733 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 2,717 Write 3,336 Mixed 3052 SusWrite 2,663 666% 2,942 MB/s	4K Read 80.9 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 109 360% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,314 DQ Mixed 1,375 1,032% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 67.3 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 43.3 148% 51.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 42.3 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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