Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	421% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '21 at 04:34
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 180 2-Core 358 112% 210 Pts	4-Core 694 8-Core 1,290 118% 992 Pts	64-Core 2,381 147% 2,381 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 245 Parallax 323 234% 285 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 233 Splatting 169 187% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% 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% 704GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3393 2228 1881 1881 1901 1884 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,791 Write 3,369 Mixed 3,080 SusWrite 2,195 646% 2,859 MB/s	4K Read 83.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 118 386% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1387 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,176 893% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 709GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3344 3350 3350 2351 1558 1542 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	446% Outstanding	Read 2,874 Write 2,708 Mixed 3,059 SusWrite 2,582 633% 2,806 MB/s	4K Read 81.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 114 370% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1,268 961% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 446% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,706 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 64.6 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 47.8 153% 53.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 43 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 141%

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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 $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 $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 $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16