Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	271% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	52.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 04:08
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,164 108% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,668 165% 2,668 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.3% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 42 38% 41.1 fps	MRender 53.6 Gravity 31.1 Splatting 22.3 28% 35.7 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 534GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1968 1909 1898 1472 1942 1789 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 2670 Mixed 1,244 SusWrite 1,830 441% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 50.7 167% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 959 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 269 269% 456 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 881GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2590 2540 2553 2418 2075 1515 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,377 Write 2,433 Mixed 2,501 SusWrite 2,282 542% 2,398 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 56.6 205% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 224 244% 436 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 64.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 41.7 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 38.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $198Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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