Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 247% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 103%, 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	313% 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 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 00:19
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$360 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,140 104% 875 Pts	64-Core 2,726 169% 2,726 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,135 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 280 Parallax 315 247% 299 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 253 Splatting 184 204% 260 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% 596GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2312 2342 2343 2346 2348 2350 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2606 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,495 SusWrite 2340 492% 2,192 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 75 249% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 654 498% 679 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 2880 1859 1845 1839 1840 1845 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2549 Write 2788 Mixed 2792 SusWrite 2,018 573% 2,537 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 65.1 198% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 668 DQ Write 479 DQ Mixed 519 402% 555 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 396%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 631GB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 346 346 347 348 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 802 Write 915 Mixed 727 SusWrite 347 157% 698 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 30.5 124% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 246 203% 285 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 315 314 315 314 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 436 Write 438 Mixed 419 SusWrite 315 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 33.3 119% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 118 97% 135 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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 (69^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 59 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 42.9 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% 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 $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,593x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $240Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,502x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $176Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	678x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	671x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	428x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

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	72x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,601

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