Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	192% 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	322% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 19:30
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,078 101% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,553 96% 1,553 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 300 Parallax 318 221% 297 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 256 Splatting 184 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 871 866 854 852 845 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,718 Write 2,574 Mixed 1,907 SusWrite 902 453% 2,025 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 98.6 333% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1341 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1221 919% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 191GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 465 465 465 466 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 449 Mixed 428 SusWrite 465 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 54.5 185% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 125GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 244 239 246 242 234 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 375 Write 232 Mixed 160 SusWrite 241 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 23.6 115% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 51.6 75% 138 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 85%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 558GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1380 1395 1394 1396 1400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,662 Write 1,344 Mixed 1,132 SusWrite 1,392 310% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 92.3 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 312 392% 696 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 295%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 210 190 200 209 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 196 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 199 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 249GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 73 75 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 79.7 Write 81.4 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 73.1 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$67 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 32.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.4 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 111%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16