Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	229% 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	271% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 08:36
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,162 101% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,256 140% 2,256 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Lighting 346 Reflection 306 Parallax 366 282% 339 fps	MRender 377 Gravity 268 Splatting 195 220% 280 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 837 836 819 725 737 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 847 384% 1,708 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 77 274% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1,181 890% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 288%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 402GB free Firmware: 711240WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1836 1844 1849 1066 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,195 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,574 SusWrite 1,138 324% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 80.4 293% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,186 889% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 296%
Sabrent Disk Device 6TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 191 188 172 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 192 Mixed 113 SusWrite 186 228% 169 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1.4 357% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 1.8 242% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 88%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 857GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 110 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 112 160% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 148% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 999GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 55 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 106 SusWrite 56.1 147% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 150% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 85%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 55 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 234 Write 228 Mixed 130 SusWrite 56.1 205% 162 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.6 349% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 7.6 DQ Mixed 1.6 317% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 35.6 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 27.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $159Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

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	468x

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 $95Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16