Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	342% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 23:29
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 166 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,135 104% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,610 100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 215 Parallax 207 196% 221 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 141% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2152 1171 1175 1180 1172 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2,339 Mixed 1676 SusWrite 1536 452% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 89.1 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1219 922% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 921GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 465 464 463 464 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 450 Mixed 430 SusWrite 461 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 60 197% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 221 166% 223 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 443 442 441 442 443 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 430 Mixed 422 SusWrite 440 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 50 168% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 201 155% 212 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 465 465 463 452 455 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 275 Write 334 Mixed 396 SusWrite 458 83% 365 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 58.6 195% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 221 166% 222 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 931GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 448 447 442 444 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 431 Mixed 382 SusWrite 442 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 38.6 136% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 161 126% 173 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4WL.M8FB1 4x16GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 40.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 34.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 41.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 226%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,522

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