Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 204% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 241% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	315% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 00:10
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$354 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,058 98% 819 Pts	64-Core 2,716 168% 2,716 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 282 Parallax 310 248% 299 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 250 Splatting 180 202% 257 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 612GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2293 2312 2344 2359 2363 2361 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,338 Mixed 1401 SusWrite 2,339 484% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 73.8 245% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 584 DQ Mixed 660 502% 682 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3182 1816 1817 1840 1821 1744 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,472 Write 3200 Mixed 2,811 SusWrite 2,037 595% 2,630 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 69.2 207% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 566 431% 583 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 396%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 631GB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 365 349 349 349 347 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 771 Write 891 Mixed 722 SusWrite 351 154% 684 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 34.4 131% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 247 204% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 318 315 315 315 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 464 Write 452 Mixed 417 SusWrite 316 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 32.8 116% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 119 97% 136 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 499%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 58.6 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 42 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 38.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16