Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 273% 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% 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	322% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 23:41
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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 5950X-$360 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,230 113% 945 Pts	64-Core 2883 178% 2883 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.19 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 306 Parallax 337 262% 322 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 265 Splatting 197 217% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2556 2291 1709 1721 1700 1690 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,286 Write 2,613 Mixed 2,447 SusWrite 1,945 525% 2,323 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 78.6 241% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 688 543% 760 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 526%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 431GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2672 2893 3029 3122 3001 2854 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 1,543 Mixed 1,870 SusWrite 2,928 455% 2,006 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.6 199% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 925 725% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 133 133 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 103 Write 138 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 133 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 153 155 155 155 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 135 Mixed 75 SusWrite 153 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 96%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 6TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 179 177 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 176 Mixed 150 SusWrite 179 234% 173 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 5.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2.2 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 1.7 406% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZN Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZN 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 54.1 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 40.9 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 39 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%

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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 $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,590x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,501x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	420x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	677x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
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: $1,664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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