Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	357% 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, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 17:05
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 178 2-Core 349 111% 207 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,304 118% 993 Pts	64-Core 2,292 142% 2,292 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 215 Parallax 203 181% 214 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 160 Splatting 142 134% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3862 1390 629 214 370 310 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 3,146 Write 3,836 Mixed 2,845 SusWrite 1,129 616% 2,739 MB/s	4K Read 79 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 98 352% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1380 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 1,189 893% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 494%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 431GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 828 833 827 828 827 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,549 Write 1,887 Mixed 1,472 SusWrite 949 330% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 77.8 270% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,040 782% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTR4x8GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 43.3 139% 48.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 40.6 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 132%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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