Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	184% 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	308% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	53.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 06:05
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 322 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,156 103% 871 Pts	64-Core 2,206 136% 2,206 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 263 Reflection 238 Parallax 270 214% 257 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 228 Splatting 167 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1884 1615 1292 1150 1115 1094 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 2,248 Mixed 1265 SusWrite 1,358 412% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 69.8 254% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1125 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,089 809% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 971GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 451 450 450 450 451 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 230 Mixed 384 SusWrite 450 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 45.7 153% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 122%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 326GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3400 3403 3402 1669 1198 1227 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,724 Write 3,388 Mixed 3,091 SusWrite 2,383 655% 2,897 MB/s	4K Read 80.1 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 110 361% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1184 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,163 866% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4B.M8FB1 4x16GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 50.8 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 34 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 32.8 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 144%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
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 $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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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