Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 215% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	190% 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	356% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 03:49
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,140 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 2,331 144% 2,331 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.11.3 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 256 Parallax 517 200% 340 fps	MRender 381 Gravity 199 Splatting 289 235% 290 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$86 771 User benchmarks, average bench 379% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3260 1663 1298 977 970 943 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 3,058 Write 3,838 Mixed 2,816 SusWrite 1,518 632% 2,808 MB/s	4K Read 73.1 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 92.8 327% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 705 DQ Mixed 833 636% 870 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 480%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 808GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1786 1803 1666 1552 1569 1566 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,489 Write 1,865 Mixed 1,756 SusWrite 1,657 435% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 84.3 274% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 692 529% 721 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 410%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 198GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 631 588 554 475 517 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 600 Mixed 566 SusWrite 580 188% 856 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 70.3 235% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 656 495% 668 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 267%
Mass Storage Device 2GB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.35% Terrible	Read 15 Write 2.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 2.7 5% 5.53 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.35% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C17-8GTZR 4x8GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 53.8 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 47.9 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 41.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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 $102Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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