Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 240% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 282% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	234% 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	273% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 10:34
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,197 108% 907 Pts	64-Core 2685 166% 2685 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Lighting 358 Reflection 308 Parallax 346 292% 337 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 275 Splatting 189 218% 278 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 928 929 950 941 953 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2107 Write 3,360 Mixed 2,193 SusWrite 1160 498% 2,205 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 69.2 244% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 969 723% 961 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 472%
WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 192 206 201 199 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 192 Write 191 Mixed 104 SusWrite 199 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1.1 9% 4.07 MB/s	DQ Read 3.7 DQ Write 5.8 DQ Mixed 5.9 4% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 28%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 137 138 140 140 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 104 Write 118 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 136 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 213% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3800C14-16GTZN 2x16GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 67.1 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 47.3 154% 54 GB/s	SC Read 32.4 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 42.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 150%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16