Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 232% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 291% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	219% 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	405% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '23 at 01:47
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 169 2-Core 341 106% 199 Pts	4-Core 688 8-Core 1,370 121% 1,029 Pts	64-Core 3,198 198% 3,198 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 531.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 304 Parallax 332 264% 320 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 266 Splatting 195 217% 277 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2663 2478 2745 3003 2974 3004 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,719 Write 3,154 Mixed 2899 SusWrite 2,811 655% 2,896 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 89.2 295% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 717 542% 733 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 526%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 535GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3278 3464 3282 3388 1900 949 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 1,872 Write 3,299 Mixed 2,117 SusWrite 2710 568% 2,500 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 71.7 230% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 755 568% 765 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 390GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 147 145 155 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 52.2 Write 81.7 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 149 58% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.4 128% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 147 148 147 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 127 Write 110 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 145 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 96%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 7TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 190 192 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 197 Mixed 158 SusWrite 192 252% 186 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 2.2 421% 5.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 1.9 394% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
WD easystore 264D 18TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 15TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 223 216 220 220 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 218 Mixed 155 SusWrite 220 273% 201 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 2.6 435% 5.87 MB/s	DQ Read 2.6 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 2.1 397% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 72.9 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 41.5 148% 51.9 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 38.9 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 136% 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 $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16