Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 180% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	164% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	363% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	36.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 21:06
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,122 103% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,103 130% 2,103 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 211 Parallax 238 190% 227 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 198 Splatting 145 160% 204 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2264 1750 1740 1753 1751 1763 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,692 Write 3,006 Mixed 2,860 SusWrite 1837 586% 2,599 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 95 306% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 1,078 806% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 613GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 261 162 163 312 353 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 472 Write 159 Mixed 213 SusWrite 281 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 42.3 134% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 205 154% 207 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 122%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 630GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3220 3220 3199 2569 1541 1531 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	420% Outstanding	Read 2,730 Write 3,134 Mixed 2,918 SusWrite 2,547 640% 2,832 MB/s	4K Read 75.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 100 336% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,152 863% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 420% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 34.6 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 32.1 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97.2% 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16