Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 231% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	179% 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	448% 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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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,240 111% 935 Pts	64-Core 3,130 194% 3,130 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 224 Parallax 268 200% 245 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 252 Splatting 190 197% 249 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3687 3762 3809 3804 3866 3852 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2,108 Write 3531 Mixed 2,132 SusWrite 3,797 658% 2,892 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 81.5 274% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 1,095 808% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 472%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 744GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1467 1455 1465 1459 1455 1456 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 1,492 Mixed 918 SusWrite 1,459 336% 1,504 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66.8 227% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,442 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1198 917% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 363%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 320GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 102 104 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 128 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 102 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 612GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 95 95 95 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.4 Write 101 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 96.2 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 1TB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 888GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 181 184 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 180 Mixed 85 SusWrite 183 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 500GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 26GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 46.2 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 54.5 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 40.6 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 37.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

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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	1,497x
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	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,829

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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16