Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 188% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	411% 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	26.7 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 22:14
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$249 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 (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 174 2-Core 348 110% 206 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,208 112% 932 Pts	64-Core 2,294 142% 2,294 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: 2385 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 7.7 Parallax 251 192% 165 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 231 Splatting 9.2 133% 186 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3136 1854 1889 1891 1825 1869 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 2,843 Write 3,361 Mixed 3,093 SusWrite 2,077 642% 2,844 MB/s	4K Read 82 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 113 374% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1,172 886% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 488%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 8,589 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 711GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3934 4008 4020 4021 4010 4015 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,252 Write 3,664 Mixed 2,334 SusWrite 4,002 697% 3,063 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 91.9 320% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,529 DQ Write 1,294 DQ Mixed 1,375 1,040% 1,399 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 320%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 176 191 177 187 194 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 55 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 44.8 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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