Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 103%, 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	293% 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	57.9 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	Feb 07 '21 at 18:26
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 308 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1178 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,289 142% 2,289 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 255 Parallax 319 235% 288 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 239 Splatting 172 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1910 1959 1997 1959 1938 1831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,346 SusWrite 1,932 460% 2,050 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 49.1 164% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 931 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 241 251% 437 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 409GB free Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1872 1880 1914 1890 1872 1651 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 3,005 Write 1,964 Mixed 2,227 SusWrite 1,846 506% 2,261 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 54.6 196% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,079 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 269 282% 494 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 420 416 431 412 406 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 418 Mixed 352 SusWrite 416 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 34.7 106% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 157 117% 159 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 421 417 431 413 408 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 415 Mixed 414 SusWrite 418 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 33.9 117% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 171 122% 160 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 405 403 413 395 387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 388 Write 412 Mixed 255 SusWrite 401 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 29.5 104% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 175 124% 162 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 565GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 156 162 158 157 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 28 SusWrite 157 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 148 171 169 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	74% Very good	Read 90.6 Write 163 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 165 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.6 256% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74% 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 (66^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 55.7 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 41.2 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 40.7 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 125% 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 $363Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,590x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,501x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	420x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	677x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
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: $1,666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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