Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.9% 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	342% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 02 '22 at 04:32
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$249 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 (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 171 2-Core 340 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,263 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 2429 150% 2429 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 118 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 97% 119 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2912 2998 3006 2035 923 919 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,008 Write 3,312 Mixed 2,061 SusWrite 2,132 539% 2,378 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 77 258% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,133 853% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 502%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 55.9 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 43.6 137% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 39.7 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 128% 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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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