Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	360% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '22 at 20:55
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$369 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 181 2-Core 359 112% 210 Pts	4-Core 709 8-Core 1,393 124% 1,051 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 F441) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 258 Parallax 539 204% 349 fps	MRender 396 Gravity 216 Splatting 303 248% 305 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2959 3788 3382 3873 3280 3522 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 4,065 Mixed 2,342 SusWrite 3,467 705% 3,108 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 26.9 96% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 406 294% 382 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 488%
Amd-raid Array 2 4TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 346% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 1420 1457 1523 1518 1396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 900 Write 1,600 Mixed 636 SusWrite 1,460 261% 1,149 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 14.1 49% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 418 DQ Mixed 116 147% 254 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 677%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 180 186 175 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 128 Write 134 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 174 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 284% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C19-16GTRS 4x16GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 59 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 42.3 137% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,963 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $369Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16