Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	133% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '21 at 09:00
Run Duration	354 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 325 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,252 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,801 173% 2,801 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX A4000 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 132% Nvidia(10DE 14AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 202 Parallax 196 149% 194 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 140 Splatting 140 127% 158 fps
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,265 Write 2,769 Mixed 2,427 558% 2,487 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 56 179% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 435 DQ Mixed 452 345% 467 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 59%
Samsung MZVLB1T0 1TB 59GB free Firmware: 3L2Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,166 Write 2,083 Mixed 1,566 432% 1,938 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 58.5 190% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 457 357% 494 MB/s

Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 173GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 400 400 400 398 402 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 481 Write 354 Mixed 388 SusWrite 399 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 26.1 94% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 133 107% 146 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 125%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 982GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 183 180 180 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 154 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 179 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 151% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 133%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 391GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 124 120 120 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 120 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.2 156% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 133%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 181 188 183 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 53 Write 117 Mixed 39 SusWrite 180 71% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.2 154% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 133%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 9TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 235 240 223 237 235 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 103 Write 238 Mixed 70 SusWrite 233 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 72.2 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 39.9 143% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 36 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%

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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 $102Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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