Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	333% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 22:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 168 2-Core 332 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,246 113% 949 Pts	64-Core 2,941 182% 2,941 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Asus(1043 8495) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 77.1 46% 72.6 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 55.3 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS2280Q4 1000GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 332% 489GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP112PJ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3699 1720 961 962 960 947 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,251 Write 3,718 Mixed 2,208 SusWrite 1,541 550% 2,430 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 88.9 314% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 1,066 820% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 526%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 369GB free Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 986 898 897 896 897 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 1,628 Mixed 221 SusWrite 968 293% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 90.6 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 505 543% 914 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 380%

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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 58.7 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 45.6 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 42.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

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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 $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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