Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 260% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% 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	577% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 05:36
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 166 2-Core 333 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,266 114% 958 Pts	64-Core 2,403 149% 2,403 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 325 Reflection 301 Parallax 336 265% 321 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 263 Splatting 189 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 695GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4724 4735 4754 4786 3081 1346 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	577% Outstanding	Read 3,791 Write 4,398 Mixed 3,228 SusWrite 3,904 865% 3,830 MB/s	4K Read 80.3 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 106 387% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,662 DQ Write 1,410 DQ Mixed 1,568 1,166% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 577% Great: 573%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 931GB free Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2545 2523 2517 2521 2526 2518 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	479% Outstanding	Read 3,462 Write 2,534 Mixed 2,581 SusWrite 2,525 622% 2,775 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 101 359% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,816 DQ Write 1,579 DQ Mixed 1,649 1,249% 1,681 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 479% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 2x8GB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 61.5 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 37.5 135% 47.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 38.3 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,819

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16