Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 228% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 255% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	214% 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	314% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 04:16
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 168 2-Core 332 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,214 111% 931 Pts	64-Core 2,430 150% 2,430 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3090 FE CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 297 Parallax 331 258% 315 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 257 Splatting 186 210% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 618 599 600 611 610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 2,358 Mixed 1,552 SusWrite 632 397% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 73.1 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 104 360% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,459 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 1,346 1,017% 1365 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 340%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 886GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 454 455 455 455 455 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 448 Mixed 382 SusWrite 455 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 35.3 139% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 213 162% 218 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 118%
Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: GG2AB990 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 105 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 109 Write 88.3 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 104 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MKAONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 142 142 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 141 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C15-8GVK 2x8GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	MC Read 66.5 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 52.3 165% 57.6 GB/s	SC Read 35.6 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 46.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%

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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 $175Bench 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 $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 $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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16