Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 218% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	193% 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	344% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,076 103% 850 Pts	64-Core 2,299 142% 2,299 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 250 Parallax 309 229% 280 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 234 Splatting 172 191% 243 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2482 2066 1706 1691 1700 1658 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,993 Write 2,665 Mixed 2,730 SusWrite 1,884 577% 2,568 MB/s	4K Read 80.4 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 72.5 247% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 270 316% 586 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 362GB free Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2684 1812 834 639 577 610 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 3,064 Write 2,694 Mixed 2,709 SusWrite 1,193 541% 2,415 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 65.5 224% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,640 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 208 323% 659 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 686GB free Firmware: 4110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 401 393 416 396 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 452 Write 403 Mixed 319 SusWrite 400 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 30.9 117% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 182 134% 181 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 425GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 434 429 450 425 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 443 Mixed 447 SusWrite 432 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 41.1 134% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 95.8 DQ Mixed 188 134% 175 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 47GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 400 394 413 379 376 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 393 Write 412 Mixed 258 SusWrite 394 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 31.9 110% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 181 131% 175 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 505GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 156 161 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 126 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 156 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 296% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 154 181 168 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 128 Write 147 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 167 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.7 266% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 41.8 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 33.5 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 42 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 143%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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