Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	274% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	48.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '22 at 10:07
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$193 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 175 2-Core 338 106% 199 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,064 106% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 172 Parallax 172 144% 174 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 156 Splatting 127 126% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 673GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1738 1039 1011 990 927 1033 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 1,123 385% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 67 244% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,191 899% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 334%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 460GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 405 401 399 422 405 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 443 Mixed 384 SusWrite 410 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 44.5 156% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 194 147% 198 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 839GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 374 342 350 359 360 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.3% Excellent	Read 385 Write 373 Mixed 255 SusWrite 368 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 26.7 110% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 204 152% 202 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 97%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 118GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 422 231 155 153 134 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 438 Write 238 Mixed 392 SusWrite 255 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 35.4 132% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 203 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 95%
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 233GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 207 195 190 190 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 483 Write 434 Mixed 352 SusWrite 236 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 28.8 96% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 198 151% 205 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL32G36C16U4B.M16FB1 2x31.5GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 38.4 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 37 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 141%

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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	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $193Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	469x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16