Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	191% 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	199% 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '22 at 12:35
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 78.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,074 97% 817 Pts	64-Core 2,017 125% 2,017 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.8% 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); 10DE-2206 CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 249 Parallax 282 226% 269 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 234 Splatting 171 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% 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% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 1069 95 108 95 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,442 Write 1326 Mixed 1,012 SusWrite 442 236% 1,055 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 77.2 266% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 463 422% 637 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 255%
Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB 19,397 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 477GB free Firmware: 002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 1450 1462 1433 1324 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 1558 Mixed 1,305 SusWrite 1,207 350% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 73 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 94.9 330% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 449 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 409 436% 696 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 290%
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 5GB free Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1996 Write 2153 Mixed 1,677 434% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 71.6 254% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1175 DQ Mixed 1,247 942% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 184% Great: 288%

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 (64^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 38.8 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 33.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16