Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	164% 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	462% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '22 at 20:44
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 178 2-Core 355 108% 205 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,264 116% 974 Pts	64-Core 2,850 176% 2,850 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 243 Reflection 218 Parallax 217 198% 226 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 164 Splatting 134 145% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3229 3267 3356 2542 1607 1610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	462% Outstanding	Read 2999 Write 3,294 Mixed 3,093 SusWrite 2,602 677% 2,997 MB/s	4K Read 84.5 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 120 394% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,504 DQ Write 1,198 DQ Mixed 1,340 1,006% 1,347 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 462% Great: 488%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 78GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 425 423 424 423 424 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 434 Mixed 406 SusWrite 424 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 52.6 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 200 154% 209 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 53GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 29 29 30 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 70.3 Write 0.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 27.6 24% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 39%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 38GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 30 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 102 Write 28.8 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 29.4 58% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 65% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2K4000C19 2x16GB 931 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 45.7 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 40.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 135%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16