Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 241% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	215% 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	329% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	52 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 20:34
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 171 2-Core 341 104% 198 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,206 111% 929 Pts	64-Core 2,238 138% 2,238 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5125 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 284 Parallax 321 263% 309 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 255 Splatting 178 204% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 1470 1417 1236 1370 1359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 2,481 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 1,441 441% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 74.7 275% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1,118 858% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 472GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 1628 1617 1615 1615 1610 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,604 Write 1,856 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1,637 441% 1,970 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 94.8 315% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,242 940% 1,266 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1833 1828 1830 1831 1581 1443 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,591 Write 1,861 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1,724 446% 1,990 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 93.6 312% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,141 DQ Mixed 1257 947% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 35.8 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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