Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	416% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '22 at 06:14
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 172 2-Core 338 107% 200 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,222 112% 938 Pts	64-Core 3020 187% 3020 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 212 Parallax 207 192% 218 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 155 Splatting 127 140% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 842GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2132 3087 3158 3164 1609 1615 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	416% Outstanding	Read 2,855 Write 3,191 Mixed 2,987 SusWrite 2,461 649% 2,873 MB/s	4K Read 76.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 103 338% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 1,002 763% 1032 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 416% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 97GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 107 107 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 92.6 Write 60.4 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 106 52% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 184 183 184 183 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
SDXC Card 64GB 12,175 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 80 77 75 81 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 85.1 Write 78.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 75.8 103% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.4 291% 5.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z3600C16 2x16GB 6,129 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 34.6 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 36.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 130%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
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 $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16