Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 283% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	217% 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	327% 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 01:27
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 175 2-Core 345 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 685 8-Core 1,338 120% 1,012 Pts	64-Core 2,952 183% 2,952 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% MSI(1462 389B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 275 Parallax 317 266% 306 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 254 Splatting 185 209% 267 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Sabrent ROCKET 4 1TB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 306% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3585 3030 929 908 922 923 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 1,890 Write 3697 Mixed 1,933 SusWrite 1,716 524% 2,309 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 65 277% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1,377 1,044% 1,406 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 447%
Nvme MSI M480 1TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 372% 739GB free Firmware: 21.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3948 4091 2509 922 737 659 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 1,968 Write 4,419 Mixed 2,396 SusWrite 2,144 622% 2,732 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 79.8 302% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,381 DQ Write 1,390 DQ Mixed 1,532 1,111% 1,434 MB/s
Poor: 232% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 527%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZNA 4x16GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 80.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 42.7 155% 54.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 39.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 165%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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: $1,829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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