Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 264% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% 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	294% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	52.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '23 at 18:30
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 179 2-Core 345 108% 202 Pts	4-Core 689 8-Core 1,336 120% 1,013 Pts	64-Core 2,716 168% 2,716 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Lighting 316 Reflection 389 Parallax 318 258% 341 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 246 Splatting 182 206% 263 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 957GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1367 1342 1280 1223 1201 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,336 Write 1,684 Mixed 1,651 SusWrite 1,286 389% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 75.3 244% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 946 729% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 435%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 953GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 1156 559 410 408 412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 1,072 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 673 246% 1,099 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 17.4 81% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 13.6 DQ Mixed 25.8 213% 547 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 284%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 242GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 109 107 105 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 107 54% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 185 186 185 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 134 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 184 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 175 176 177 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 128 Write 154 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 178 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 255% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 465GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 36 4.8 6.9 7.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 39.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 20.7 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 15.6 1,126% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 22.9 DQ Mixed 17 1,411% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 171%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 500GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 432GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 4.4 4.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 39.2 Mixed 35 SusWrite 2.7 37% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTZN 4x16GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 56 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 43.9 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 137%

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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 $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $86Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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