Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	122% 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	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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	108.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 05:26
Run Duration	488 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 66.3 1-Core 95.5 2-Core 182 64% 115 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 747 66% 557 Pts	64-Core 2,681 166% 2,681 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5396 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 155 Parallax 348 145% 227 fps	MRender 0.1 Gravity 187 Splatting 137 93% 108 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2055 2291 2169 2131 2396 2331 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2156 Write 2,557 Mixed 2,345 SusWrite 2229 525% 2,322 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 68.5 220% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,108 DQ Write 579 DQ Mixed 803 608% 830 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2457 2409 2460 2231 2431 2424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,113 Write 2,499 Mixed 2,422 SusWrite 2,402 534% 2,359 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 72.8 233% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 905 680% 913 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 526%
PNY ELITE 960GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 880GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 283 Write 82.7 Mixed 275 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 18.7 64% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 153 116% 156 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 71%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 364GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 329 Write 324 Mixed 290 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 28.8 4K Mixed 23.4 70% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 186 140% 187 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 375GB free Firmware: 3001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 297 Write 306 Mixed 304 228% 302 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 22.9 3,922% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 201 1,814% 194 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 45%
Multi Flash Reader 16GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 13GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.9 Write 16.7 Mixed 10 19% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 124% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 15%
Generic USB SD Reader 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 27GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 4.5 5% 4.97 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 30% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 17%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 29.6 Write 23.9 Mixed 19.4 30% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.1 155% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.5 Write 24.2 Mixed 18.5 30% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 136% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 12GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 35.3 Write 8.2 Mixed 5.7 15% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.2 128% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 12GB free, PID 0716 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.1 Write 5.7 Mixed 1.7 8% 8.83 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 109% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 32.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 26.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 150%

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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 $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $46

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