Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 251% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% 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	287% 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	27.3 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	Jan 19 '22 at 02:36
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 179 2-Core 357 113% 211 Pts	4-Core 701 8-Core 1,337 121% 1,019 Pts	64-Core 2,449 152% 2,449 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% XFX(1EAE 6905) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 255 Parallax 582 219% 369 fps	MRender 394 Gravity 202 Splatting 294 241% 297 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1815 497 500 499 485 484 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 2,365 Mixed 1,971 SusWrite 713 410% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 86.5 308% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,458 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,274 963% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 390%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 81GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,406 Write 2,424 Mixed 1,472 398% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 82.9 286% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,424 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,498 1,108% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 368%
WD WD4003FFBX-68MU3 4TB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 3TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 227 238 229 233 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 226 Write 226 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 234 142% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.4 365% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZN 2x16GB 634 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 60 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 45.1 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.7 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 135% 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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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 $107Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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