Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 254% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 316% 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	240% 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	460% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 04:37
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 333 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,284 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 3,187 197% 3,187 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4999 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Lighting 366 Reflection 328 Parallax 403 298% 366 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 290 Splatting 201 230% 294 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 583GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3376 3407 3436 1988 1543 1531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	460% Outstanding	Read 2,911 Write 3,426 Mixed 3,112 SusWrite 2,547 678% 2,999 MB/s	4K Read 86 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 123 402% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,494 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 1,429 1,068% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 460% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 721GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3362 3367 3362 2292 1560 1557 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	461% Outstanding	Read 2,996 Write 3,344 Mixed 3,095 SusWrite 2,583 678% 3,004 MB/s	4K Read 83.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 117 380% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1526 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,464 1,096% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 461% Great: 488%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 180 175 179 190 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69% Good	Read 376 Write 420 Mixed 378 SusWrite 181 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 36 120% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 60.8 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 116 90% 118 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 362%
Amd-raid Array 1 14TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 7.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 128 133 136 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 191 Mixed 132 SusWrite 133 113% 152 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.9 434% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 133%

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)	150% Outstanding	MC Read 65.1 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 52.8 160% 56.1 GB/s	SC Read 34.8 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 48.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 150% 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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $1,819

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 $179	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