Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 267% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 316% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	242% 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	443% 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.

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Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '22 at 22:11
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 182 2-Core 357 114% 211 Pts	4-Core 706 8-Core 1,364 123% 1035 Pts	64-Core 2,876 178% 2,876 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% EVGA(3842 4985) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 512.16 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 323 Parallax 363 295% 350 fps	MRender 382 Gravity 327 Splatting 214 242% 308 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 247%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3241 3273 3163 3283 3264 3286 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 1889 Write 3,348 Mixed 2,937 SusWrite 3,252 651% 2,856 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 110 357% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,453 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1,276 961% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z3600C16 2x16GB 6,129 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 63.7 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 38.2 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 36.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 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	730x
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 $273	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 $184	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