Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	130% 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	318% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 169 2-Core 340 107% 200 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 1,280 116% 976 Pts	64-Core 2,355 146% 2,355 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 190 Parallax 185 146% 185 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 187 Splatting 126 120% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 740GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2158 2082 2097 2074 2063 2074 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,241 Write 2973 Mixed 1,298 SusWrite 2,091 485% 2,151 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.5 209% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 678 544% 766 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 488%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 103 59 37 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 404 Write 111 Mixed 160 SusWrite 79.3 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 18.1 72% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 32.4 42% 74.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 53%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 418 419 418 416 418 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 410 Mixed 361 SusWrite 417 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 42.2 143% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 146 115% 158 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 117%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 36GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,410 Write 1,439 Mixed 1,002 286% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63.5 217% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 51.4 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 181 218% 354 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 10GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 64 66 64 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 36.1 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 63.8 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 266GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 71 74 72 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 17 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 70 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GVKA 2x16GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	128% Outstanding	MC Read 53.8 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 45.3 136% 47.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 154%

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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 $369Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,590x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,501x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $179Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	677x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
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: $1,673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16