Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	197% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '22 at 09:26
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 890 94% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$898 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 247 Parallax 283 238% 274 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 234 Splatting 171 188% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 303 286 277 302 273 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 454 Mixed 357 SusWrite 305 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 55.8 189% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 625GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3944 4014 4016 4011 4016 3975 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 1,994 Write 3677 Mixed 2,320 SusWrite 3,996 683% 2,997 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 88.5 308% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,455 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 1,325 1,013% 1372 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 486%
Usb3.1 NVME&SATA 256GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 200GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 767 361 272 272 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 489 Mixed 469 SusWrite 441 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 48.8 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 0 69% 168 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1GB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 173 Write 167 Mixed 173 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 2,256% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1GB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 200 Write 201 Mixed 211 154% 204 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 2,321% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZKW 2x16GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 39.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 117%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $898Bench 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 $280	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 $490	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