Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	197% 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	275% 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, 3 years ago, 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 @ 3.5 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 01:37
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 5900X-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,235 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 2,121 131% 2,121 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 256 Parallax 325 235% 290 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 240 Splatting 176 195% 248 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1956 1844 1898 1889 1863 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,261 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,239 SusWrite 1,890 435% 1,937 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 41.1 147% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 284 273% 454 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 409GB free Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1903 1877 1849 1682 949 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,971 Write 1,929 Mixed 2,196 SusWrite 1,686 491% 2,196 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 52.6 190% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1083 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 252 271% 482 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 421 430 415 410 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 493 Write 420 Mixed 382 SusWrite 422 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 33.4 115% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 166 120% 160 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 421 431 415 411 431 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 422 Mixed 425 SusWrite 422 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 36.8 123% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 174 124% 161 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 406 414 400 393 412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 394 Write 409 Mixed 256 SusWrite 406 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 28.3 100% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 84.6 DQ Mixed 166 119% 157 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 576GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 159 158 150 156 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 26.2 Write 164 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 153 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 55.2 Write 131 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 116 59% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.6 249% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 90%
Patriot Memory 32GB 889 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 40 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38% Below average	Read 177 Write 44.6 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 42.4 73% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 71% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3533 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 52.8 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 41.8 131% 45.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 40.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 123% 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16