Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	239% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	51.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 01:48
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 330 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,272 116% 972 Pts	64-Core 2,774 172% 2,774 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 187 Parallax 177 140% 178 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 175 Splatting 122 115% 143 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1024 1014 1075 1054 953 966 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 1,332 Mixed 1,460 SusWrite 1,014 352% 1,583 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 44.5 165% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 171 228% 446 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 338 361 360 322 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 497 Write 383 Mixed 409 SusWrite 341 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 28.9 113% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 22 DQ Mixed 96 76% 112 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 136%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM11.K SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 56 59 57 62 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 495 Write 376 Mixed 326 SusWrite 74 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 21.4 81% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 43.7 55% 103 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 83%
WDC WD30EZAZ-22SF3B0 3TB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 167 188 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 186 Write 182 Mixed 103 SusWrite 183 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1 67% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 14.4 DQ Mixed 1.9 3% 5.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 621GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 142 141 128 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 152 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 134 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 173 192 183 167 160 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 137 Write 171 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 173 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 464GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 174 174 159 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 164 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 162 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion Desk 16TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 8TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 194 212 192 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 134%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 124GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 36 36 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 39.1 Mixed 31 SusWrite 33.7 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 10,968 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 25.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 23.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 113%

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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 $300	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