Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 260% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 244% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	299% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '22 at 05:38
Run Duration	416 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT-$399 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 834 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1109 69% 1109 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889A) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	299% Outstanding	Lighting 409 Reflection 576 Parallax 812 333% 599 fps	MRender 545 Gravity 583 Splatting 315 377% 481 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,322 Write 4,066 Mixed 2,806 761% 3,398 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 82.8 297% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,426 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 1,279 957% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 280% Great: 578%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1.5TB free Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 2271 2270 2269 2193 2247 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 3,083 Write 2,237 Mixed 2,134 SusWrite 2,253 544% 2,427 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 82.5 291% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,514 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,398 1,039% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 578%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 256GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 122GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 244 150 159 148 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 432 Write 389 Mixed 351 SusWrite 201 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 28.7 100% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 100 91% 136 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 97%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 237GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1670 1061 516 455 437 461 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,067 Write 1,704 Mixed 792 SusWrite 767 244% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 41.3 166% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 400 367% 550 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 444%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 1TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 188GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 244 150 160 134 168 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 425 Write 391 Mixed 348 SusWrite 198 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 32.6 116% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 126 102% 142 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 95%
Asmt ASM1352-PM 18TB 181GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 202 Mixed 2.5 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.73 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL32G36C16U4B.M16FB1 2x31.5GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 41.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 38.7 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 141%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $252Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16