Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 12:56
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 168 2-Core 336 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,122 108% 889 Pts	64-Core 1604 99% 1604 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3660) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.7% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 39.8 23% 32.5 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 36.4 Splatting 29.7 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 29%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86D2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 109 Parallax 113 100% 115 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.5 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 1040 1033 1036 1038 1044 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2563 Write 1,042 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 1,038 314% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 72.3 278% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,084 846% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 456 456 455 452 457 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 453 Mixed 454 SusWrite 455 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZN 2x16GB 634 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 41.1 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 34.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 143%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16