Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	206% 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	469% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 13:14
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 1,027 94% 787 Pts	64-Core 2,087 129% 2,087 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 272 Parallax 586 220% 376 fps	MRender 410 Gravity 215 Splatting 314 255% 313 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 209%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$81 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 626GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4499 3604 2413 2280 1809 1427 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	469% Outstanding	Read 3239 Write 4,431 Mixed 3,247 SusWrite 2672 768% 3,397 MB/s	4K Read 80 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 107 388% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1,247 942% 1,266 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 469% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZRX 4x8GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 60.7 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 48.8 149% 52.1 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $165Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 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: $1,721

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