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 way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	327% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 14:34
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$1,089 10,215 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 317 107% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,269 117% 953 Pts	64-Core 2,883 194% 2,883 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,500 36,196 User benchmarks, average bench 228% Asus(1043 87AF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 315 Reflection 296 Parallax 328 255% 313 fps	Gravity 264 Splatting 192 270% 228 fps
Poor: 174% Great: 260%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$130 54,306 User benchmarks, average bench 288% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 1519 1517 1516 1519 1518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,853 SusWrite 1,593 439% 1,948 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 80.6 294% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,417 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 1,309 982% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 336%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$9 28,204 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 6GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 12 13 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 158 Write 52.1 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 24.3 81% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.5 155% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 2,284 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 63.5 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 44.1 145% 50.9 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 137%

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Gaming 224%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 277%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $1,089Bench 101%, 10,215 samples	376x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $729Bench 101%, 22,304 samples	359x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $498Bench 100%, 40,403 samples	109x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 228%, 36,196 samples	330x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 202%, 100,786 samples	255x
RX 6900-XTAMD $1,000Bench 193%, 3,663 samples	60x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $200Bench 393%, 10,962 samples	195x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $165Bench 323%, 211,627 samples	67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $294Bench 331%, 23,239 samples	63x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 109%, 2,284 samples	67x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 111%, 919 samples	37x
Skill Intl F4-3800C14-8GTZN 4x8GBGBench 124%, 187 samples	28x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $2,789

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $143	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $325	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16