Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	15 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '21 at 15:04
Run Duration	445 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	0%

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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-$349 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 68.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 1,062 94% 797 Pts	64-Core 2,754 170% 2,754 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 38.3 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 27.1 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 4TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2304 2418 2444 2081 227 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,356 Write 2,483 Mixed 2,194 SusWrite 1,616 487% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 38.7 141% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 158 170% 298 MB/s
Poor: 270% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 633%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 131 131 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 90.2 Write 85.9 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 132 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 100%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$288 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 148 152 145 146 139 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 247 Write 183 Mixed 140 SusWrite 147 132% 179 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.3 332% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 198 195 197 198 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$183 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 131 133 135 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate ST10000V N0004-1ZD101 10TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 9.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 239 238 236 239 238 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 121%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$212 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 152 150 149 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 158 Write 156 Mixed 116 SusWrite 149 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 98%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB (2016)-$229 85 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 7TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 69 65 72 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 49.4 Write 92.5 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 69 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 109%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 10TB free Firmware: 4303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 235 234 233 236 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 135%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 8.5TB free Firmware: 4303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 224 226 225 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 228 Mixed 124 SusWrite 226 144% 197 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.9 309% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x31GB 344 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 64%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $349Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,597x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,505x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	421x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	681x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	672x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	432x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	109x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,594

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353