Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 230% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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	339% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	19.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 03:03
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5900X-$249 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 336 106% 198 Pts	4-Core 679 8-Core 1,286 117% 982 Pts	64-Core 2,226 138% 2,226 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% EVGA(3842 4877) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 254 Parallax 288 233% 276 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 229 Splatting 174 196% 250 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1758 1897 1914 1933 1930 1930 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,369 Write 1,978 Mixed 1,231 SusWrite 1,894 419% 1,868 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 63.7 242% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 1,138 880% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 79GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,426 Write 1,849 Mixed 1671 440% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 89.6 299% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,207 DQ Mixed 1,307 987% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 320GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 430 438 438 441 444 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 430 Mixed 419 SusWrite 432 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 52.8 171% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 187 184 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 151 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 185 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 171 180 182 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 141 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 175 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZRX 2x16GB 726 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 39.4 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 30.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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