Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 204% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 225% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 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	288% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.6 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	Feb 13 '21 at 20:01
Run Duration	347 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,188 109% 911 Pts	64-Core 2,204 136% 2,204 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 461.40 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 255 Parallax 319 235% 287 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 235 Splatting 173 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% 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% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1883 1944 1905 1853 1839 1779 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 1,867 446% 1,988 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 47.1 160% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 263 261% 442 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 409GB free Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 1919 1906 1849 1418 857 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 3,012 Write 2,012 Mixed 2,231 SusWrite 1,641 497% 2,224 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 56.7 198% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 228 264% 483 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 413 409 395 411 392 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 491 Write 416 Mixed 383 SusWrite 406 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 33.4 113% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 183 129% 167 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 424 412 425 409 425 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 422 Mixed 425 SusWrite 418 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 36.5 122% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 168 121% 158 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 416 404 415 400 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 390 Write 408 Mixed 258 SusWrite 409 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 29.1 101% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 166 119% 157 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 566GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 164 162 161 159 155 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 161 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2 357% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 181 160 184 156 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 173 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.8 282% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.1% 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 @ 3533 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 58.3 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 40.7 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 41.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 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 $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