Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 225% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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	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	290% 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	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 02:16
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 92.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1173 108% 903 Pts	64-Core 2,213 137% 2,213 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)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 254 Parallax 319 235% 287 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 238 Splatting 174 193% 246 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% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1922 1979 1987 1957 1851 1784 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2487 Write 2,089 Mixed 1,400 SusWrite 1,913 442% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 47.7 161% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 936 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 274 266% 446 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 409GB free Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1916 1877 1859 1845 1838 1659 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,999 Write 1,836 Mixed 2,210 SusWrite 1,832 496% 2,219 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 51.6 195% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,079 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 234 266% 483 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 410 404 400 396 392 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 416 Mixed 373 SusWrite 403 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 33.7 113% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 180 128% 166 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: 414 425 424 412 425 408 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 493 Write 421 Mixed 419 SusWrite 418 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 36.2 120% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 180 127% 163 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 413 411 397 409 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 456 Write 408 Mixed 259 SusWrite 405 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 28.2 99% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 168 120% 158 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 566GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 164 161 162 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 94.6 Write 135 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 156 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 163 169 169 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 108 Write 114 Mixed 31 SusWrite 169 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.6 263% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 80.2% 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)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 57.4 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 41.6 135% 47.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 41.5 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 127% 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 $90Bench 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