Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 267% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	404% 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	54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 11:04
Run Duration	395 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,146 107% 888 Pts	64-Core 2,815 174% 2,815 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 303 Parallax 352 266% 327 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 268 Splatting 191 215% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 901GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3327 2079 1790 1791 1775 1790 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,739 Write 3,347 Mixed 3,015 SusWrite 2092 632% 2,798 MB/s	4K Read 79.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 113 367% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,452 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 1,141 858% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3312 3323 3308 3314 3320 3321 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	472% Outstanding	Read 2,751 Write 3267 Mixed 3,017 SusWrite 3,316 699% 3,088 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 108 352% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,515 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 1,196 864% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 472% Great: 526%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 247 251 252 251 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 254 256 256 258 256 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT128GX4M8C3200C16 4x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 41.4 127% 44.5 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16