Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 251% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	209% 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	451% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	60.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 175 2-Core 351 111% 207 Pts	4-Core 683 8-Core 1,314 119% 999 Pts	64-Core 2274 141% 2274 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8803) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 307 Reflection 293 Parallax 323 250% 307 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 253 Splatting 190 208% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 617GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3226 3318 2902 1705 1723 1728 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 3,002 Write 3415 Mixed 3,127 SusWrite 2,434 676% 2,994 MB/s	4K Read 86.4 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 123 404% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,541 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1321 971% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 488%
WDC WDS400T1R0A-68A4W0 4TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: 411000WR SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 461 462 461 451 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 448 Mixed 378 SusWrite 458 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 47 165% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 214 163% 222 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1 12TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 816GB free Firmware: 02.02H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 152 154 147 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 146 Write 161 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 149 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.4 9% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 4.8 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 4.4 4% 5.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 27%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$278 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 232 236 242 233 234 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 190 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 235 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.3 303% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$278 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 535GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 200 198 201 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 227 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 200 139% 191 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.3 299% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 63.7 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 44.8 147% 51.3 GB/s	SC Read 33.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 42.8 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 135%

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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	1,497x
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	731x
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 $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