Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 251% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 314% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	238% 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	682% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 173 2-Core 344 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,316 116% 986 Pts	64-Core 3,215 199% 3,215 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4999 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Lighting 360 Reflection 324 Parallax 398 293% 360 fps	MRender 389 Gravity 293 Splatting 201 230% 294 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 2,905 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9395 9494 5906 3319 3301 3339 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	682% Outstanding	Read 4,226 Write 9062 Mixed 4,269 SusWrite 5,792 1,328% 5,837 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 88.8 333% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 1,264 953% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 682% Great: 448%
Amd-raid Array 3 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 2TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 176 169 190 192 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 449 Write 274 Mixed 393 SusWrite 179 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 41.7 145% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 124 100% 138 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 199%
Amd-raid Array 2 14TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 7.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 126 136 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 181 Mixed 136 SusWrite 131 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1.6 393% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 25GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 31 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 151 Write 59.1 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 39 83% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 2.9 217% 4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 69.2 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 52.4 164% 57.4 GB/s	SC Read 35.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 48.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 132%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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