Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '22 at 09:37
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 332 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 887 97% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4836 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 250 Parallax 288 235% 275 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 238 Splatting 174 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 306 293 298 269 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 456 Mixed 382 SusWrite 309 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 57 190% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 219 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 625GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3938 4012 4017 3978 4011 4008 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	485% Outstanding	Read 2,063 Write 3,332 Mixed 2,322 SusWrite 3994 666% 2,928 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 91.2 321% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,504 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1358 1,014% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 485% Great: 486%
Usb3.1 NVME&SATA 256GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 200GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 771 617 274 275 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 433 Mixed 467 SusWrite 484 104% 458 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 49.1 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 0.1 70% 171 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1GB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 172 Write 167 Mixed 200 136% 180 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 2,291% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1GB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 202 Write 176 Mixed 199 146% 193 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2,347% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZKW 2x16GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.4 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 39.1 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 117%

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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 $369Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,590x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,501x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $179Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	420x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	677x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16