Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 243% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 298% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	256% 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	392% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '23 at 07:53
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 72 1-Core 174 2-Core 344 102% 197 Pts	4-Core 673 8-Core 1,317 118% 995 Pts	64-Core 2,618 162% 2,618 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$1,000 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Nvidia(10DE 167A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	256% Outstanding	Lighting 381 Reflection 356 Parallax 398 310% 378 fps	MRender 461 Gravity 318 Splatting 230 263% 336 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 652GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3474 3266 2694 1724 920 1358 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,732 Write 3,806 Mixed 2,603 SusWrite 2,239 643% 2,845 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 89.7 294% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,178 891% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 226% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 607%
WDS200T3XHC-00SJG0 2TB 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 294GB free Firmware: 102430WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 1765 1319 1290 1294 1200 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,657 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,461 SusWrite 1,481 351% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.6 159% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1080 818% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 306%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 40GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 408 438 409 196 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 414 Mixed 333 SusWrite 342 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 42.7 149% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 208 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 407 438 415 417 413 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 425 Write 369 Mixed 331 SusWrite 421 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 33.4 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 209 157% 211 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 93GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 421 425 413 411 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 394 Mixed 328 SusWrite 415 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 40.7 143% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 208 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 22.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 22.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 141%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16