Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 230% 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	292% 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	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 13:10
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,175 107% 900 Pts	64-Core 2,116 131% 2,116 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 268 Parallax 333 246% 301 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 250 Splatting 181 199% 253 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 204% 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: 1891 1951 1954 1910 1913 1906 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,337 Mixed 1,391 SusWrite 1,921 458% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 48.8 164% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 231 246% 433 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 409GB free Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1801 1945 1914 1889 1772 1748 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,994 Write 1,996 Mixed 2,242 SusWrite 1,845 508% 2,269 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 56.8 201% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 201 245% 459 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: 404 415 405 404 398 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 491 Write 420 Mixed 372 SusWrite 403 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 34.8 118% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 170 122% 161 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 429 415 429 409 428 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 423 Mixed 432 SusWrite 421 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 37.1 124% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 166 119% 156 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 415 401 413 397 416 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 390 Write 412 Mixed 256 SusWrite 408 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 26.4 100% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 77.2 DQ Mixed 158 114% 152 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 567GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 162 160 158 158 155 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 142 Write 130 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 157 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 175 180 172 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 94.6 Write 144 Mixed 30 SusWrite 174 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.8 262% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77.7% 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 (62^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 53.7 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 40.9 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 41.8 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 124% 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 $190Bench 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