Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	280% 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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 163 2-Core 328 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,257 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,642 102% 1,642 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2407 MHz, MLim: 4350 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.9% Below average	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 132 Parallax 147 18% 101 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 117 Splatting 101 73% 86.1 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 661 653 665 660 654 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,543 SusWrite 706 395% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 94.1 324% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 784 595% 798 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 340%
SSD 128GB 3,975 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 50GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 171 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 465 Write 337 Mixed 331 SusWrite 149 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 36.4 143% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 158 128% 180 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 4x8GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 40.5 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 40.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

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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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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