Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% 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	412% 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, 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, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '21 at 07:18
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$269 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 174 2-Core 345 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,265 115% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,315 143% 2,315 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 346 Parallax 248 187% 275 fps	MRender 336 Gravity 255 Splatting 194 206% 262 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3117 1894 1881 1873 1907 1907 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 2,824 Write 3,340 Mixed 3071 SusWrite 2,097 640% 2,833 MB/s	4K Read 82.1 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 114 376% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,184 895% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 488%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 8,589 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 926GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3855 3924 3959 3960 3944 3914 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	488% Outstanding	Read 2,117 Write 3688 Mixed 2,324 SusWrite 3926 686% 3,014 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 91.3 327% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,531 DQ Write 1,301 DQ Mixed 1441 1,073% 1,424 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 488% Great: 320%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 176 191 179 184 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 4x8GB 1,948 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 53.8 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 43 134% 46.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

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

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,940 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $269Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	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 $186	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) $35	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