Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 229% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	592% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 01:36
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 5900X-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 181 2-Core 361 114% 213 Pts	4-Core 705 8-Core 1,339 122% 1,022 Pts	64-Core 2,351 146% 2,351 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8823) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 187 Parallax 304 220% 254 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 230 Splatting 170 180% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$81 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4523 4685 4753 4881 4596 1314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	592% Outstanding	Read 3,833 Write 4,416 Mixed 3,300 SusWrite 4,125 885% 3,919 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 254 4K Mixed 108 397% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,581 DQ Write 1,349 DQ Mixed 1,449 1,090% 1,460 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 592% Great: 595%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1.5TB free Firmware: R4PB47.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4626 4731 4733 4731 4217 3543 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	553% Outstanding	Read 2,521 Write 4,060 Mixed 3086 SusWrite 4,430 802% 3,524 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 117 387% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,580 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,396 1,041% 1,390 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 553% Great: 606%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 682GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 63.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 91.4 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 805 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 63 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 46.6 148% 52 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 41.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 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 $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16