Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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.
Boot Drive	307% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 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 13 '22 at 18:53
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,178 108% 906 Pts	64-Core 2,306 143% 2,306 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 339 Reflection 183 Parallax 342 276% 288 fps	Gravity 268 Splatting 192 198% 230 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 998GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2458 2485 2760 2458 2327 2310 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,699 SusWrite 2,466 444% 1,949 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.7 172% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 976 749% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 307% 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 39.1 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 32.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%

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Gaming 207%

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Desktop 104%

UFO

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 $185Bench 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 $40	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