Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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	188% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 19:31
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,089 99% 831 Pts	64-Core 2,208 137% 2,208 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 244 Parallax 276 220% 263 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 231 Splatting 170 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 103 136 107 104 101 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,346 Mixed 966 SusWrite 229 226% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.2 263% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 796 DQ Mixed 468 422% 634 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 255%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 5GB free Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,023 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,703 440% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 72.3 251% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 1,060 803% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 184% Great: 288%
Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB 19,397 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 477GB free Firmware: 002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1570 1572 1569 1062 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,203 Write 1,558 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 1,238 352% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 75.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 94.8 326% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 444 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 268 314% 527 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 290%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 39.7 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 34.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
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 $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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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