Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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	181% 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	436% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 00:39
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 334 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,272 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,333 144% 2,333 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 242 Parallax 263 211% 254 fps	MRender 309 Gravity 218 Splatting 167 182% 231 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3323 3328 3333 2487 1701 1723 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	436% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 3,286 Mixed 3,018 SusWrite 2,649 654% 2,891 MB/s	4K Read 79.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 110 356% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 1,315 986% 1,315 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 436% Great: 488%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 2390 2423 2432 2430 2428 2428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	415% Outstanding	Read 2,678 Write 2,368 Mixed 246 SusWrite 2,422 431% 1,928 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 94.6 325% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 613 656% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 415% Great: 370%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 27GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 34 32 35 35 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 46.3 Write 39.7 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 35.1 57% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.2 141% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTR2x16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 21.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.3% 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	1,586x
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 $98Bench 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16