Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 267% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% 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	588% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	60.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '22 at 10:20
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 177 2-Core 342 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,361 120% 1,021 Pts	64-Core 2,715 168% 2,715 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 295 Parallax 335 263% 318 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 257 Splatting 187 210% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 784GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3968 3948 3963 4190 4185 3728 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	588% Outstanding	Read 4,373 Write 4,122 Mixed 3,202 SusWrite 3,997 883% 3,923 MB/s	4K Read 75.7 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 93.7 342% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,547 DQ Write 1341 DQ Mixed 1,443 1,082% 1,444 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 588% Great: 539%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZNA 4x16GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 12.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 12.2 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 165%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	669x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	470x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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	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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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