Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	320% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	38.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 07:10
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 71.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 324 97% 185 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 895 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 350 Parallax 277 204% 292 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 236 Splatting 182 200% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 3 958GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 240GB free Firmware: 9.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 828 674 409 383 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 976 Write 1,634 Mixed 1,205 SusWrite 665 254% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 49.8 174% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 555 DQ Write 986 DQ Mixed 586 497% 709 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 222%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 807GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 1517 1488 1516 1525 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 1,938 Write 1,733 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 1538 381% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 81.6 298% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,192 918% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 185 157 117 112 108 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 186 Mixed 44 SusWrite 142 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 48GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 24.1 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 24 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 97.7 41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 109%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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