Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 228% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 02:15
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$260 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 (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,217 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 2275 141% 2275 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 256 Parallax 322 234% 288 fps	MRender 325 Gravity 240 Splatting 174 194% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1918 1971 1885 1938 1902 1862 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,189 Write 2,311 Mixed 1,276 SusWrite 1,912 432% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 45.3 150% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 288 274% 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 1937 1917 1898 1691 993 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 3,014 Write 1,906 Mixed 2,200 SusWrite 1,716 494% 2,209 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 52.2 189% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 227 265% 487 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 417 411 386 385 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 495 Write 419 Mixed 376 SusWrite 408 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 30.8 112% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 95.9 DQ Mixed 177 126% 164 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 424 414 426 410 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 492 Write 424 Mixed 425 SusWrite 420 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 33.8 119% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 88.6 DQ Mixed 176 124% 160 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 414 405 415 401 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 388 Write 412 Mixed 258 SusWrite 410 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 28.2 99% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 171 122% 159 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 576GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 142 142 148 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 22.6 Write 126 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 140 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 117 108 116 126 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 92.1 Write 121 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 116 63% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.5 242% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 90%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 56.8 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 42.4 136% 47.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 40.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 128% 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	1,588x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,499x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	669x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16