Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 203% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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	521% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	15.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 01:35
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 5900X-$250 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 73.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 1,181 100% 859 Pts	64-Core 2,229 138% 2,229 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 270 Parallax 298 232% 284 fps	MRender 292 Gravity 239 Splatting 182 188% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4578 4639 4270 3232 3438 1717 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	521% Outstanding	Read 3,052 Write 4,663 Mixed 3,139 SusWrite 3,646 822% 3,625 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 99.6 377% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 1,400 1,042% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 521% Great: 578%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 558GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 409 451 450 452 450 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 439 Mixed 345 SusWrite 441 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 209 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 215GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 408 450 449 452 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 449 Mixed 337 SusWrite 441 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 41.8 147% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 120 114% 180 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 116%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 84.1 Write 84 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 72.7 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 25.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 114%

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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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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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16