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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	215% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '22 at 00:25
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 76.8 1-Core 175 2-Core 345 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,254 116% 966 Pts	64-Core 2,299 142% 2,299 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB; ROG STRIX RTX 3060 OC 12G CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 136 Reflection 124 Parallax 128 110% 129 fps	Gravity 108 Splatting 93 88% 100 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Wd_black SN750 2TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 1.5TB free Firmware: 112000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 964 958 967 967 966 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1964 Write 944 Mixed 1,174 SusWrite 961 280% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.5 204% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 864 649% 873 MB/s
Poor: 190% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 347%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 832 738 402 421 362 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1776 Mixed 1,397 SusWrite 710 307% 1,367 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67 221% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 836 638% 868 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 276%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 237GB 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 154GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 233 192 347 200 234 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.1% Average	Read 259 Write 108 Mixed 108 SusWrite 251 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 13.3 58% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 19.9 DQ Mixed 17.9 14% 18.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 100%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 188 190 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 214 Mixed 107 SusWrite 190 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 414% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 844GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 196 198 198 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 150 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 195 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89% Excellent	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 28.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 28.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 119%

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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 $1,148Bench 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 $101Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,664

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 $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