Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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	219% 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	360% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 22:01
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,166 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 2218 137% 2218 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 301 Parallax 338 265% 321 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 267 Splatting 193 216% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 1TB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 334% 602GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3746 4022 3302 1102 1102 1077 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,112 Write 4,139 Mixed 2,375 SusWrite 2,392 626% 2,754 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 82.8 279% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 952 716% 958 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 484%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1944 2456 1532 1541 1332 1470 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,028 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,608 SusWrite 1,713 404% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 84.4 250% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 992 739% 979 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	MC Read 67.6 MC Write 50.6 MC Mixed 51.7 162% 56.6 GB/s	SC Read 35 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 47.5 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 144%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16