Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% 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	345% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '21 at 14:37
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$246 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 315 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 905 90% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 252 Parallax 285 229% 273 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 240 Splatting 172 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 1978 1826 1725 1706 1678 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,903 Write 2,777 Mixed 2,794 SusWrite 1866 582% 2,585 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 73.9 260% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 294 337% 616 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 361GB free Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2880 3018 1252 797 835 802 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,972 Write 2,886 Mixed 2,752 SusWrite 1,597 574% 2,552 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 72.5 241% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 259 302% 555 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 686GB free Firmware: 4110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 423 390 394 393 419 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 417 Mixed 317 SusWrite 405 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 40.7 135% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 188 140% 188 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 425GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 451 434 429 422 451 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 442 Mixed 436 SusWrite 437 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 37.6 138% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 183 132% 175 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 47GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 410 389 390 379 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 392 Write 411 Mixed 260 SusWrite 396 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 34 119% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 196 141% 186 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 505GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 160 160 154 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 162 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 292% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 171 164 158 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 179 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 170 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.9 285% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 40.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 36.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 143%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16