Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	397% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '22 at 02:58
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 5900X-$250 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 171 2-Core 337 102% 194 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,246 108% 925 Pts	64-Core 2,422 150% 2,422 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8809) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)	96.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 118 Parallax 118 96% 118 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 118 Splatting 118 97% 118 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2971 3194 3208 3323 3316 3253 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 1945 Write 2,628 Mixed 2,000 SusWrite 3211 555% 2,446 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 74.5 244% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,178 854% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 502%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 37 32 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 113 Write 55.3 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 40.2 81% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.8 198% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 28.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 27.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 133%

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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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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