Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 234% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 283% 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	308% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 13:04
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 167 2-Core 334 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,281 114% 965 Pts	64-Core 2,866 177% 2,866 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; 9001G1362510000 CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 337 Reflection 308 Parallax 339 274% 328 fps	MRender 380 Gravity 274 Splatting 196 222% 283 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 8.5TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 233 230 238 235 235 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.8% Poor	Read 234 Write 218 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 233 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1 11% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 8.6 DQ Mixed 2.3 3% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 66%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 242GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 471 514 244 131 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 908 Write 552 Mixed 652 SusWrite 340 137% 613 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 54.5 202% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 501 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 462 362% 496 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 529GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1737 1062 1052 1042 1058 951 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,759 Write 2,652 Mixed 1,895 SusWrite 1,150 422% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 90.7 318% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,538 DQ Mixed 1,493 1,139% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 309%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 86 91 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 68 SusWrite 89.5 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C17-16GTRSB 4x16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 60.6 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 43.1 140% 49 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 40.4 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 138%

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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 $625Bench 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