Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 240% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 284% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	225% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 14:20
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 167 2-Core 323 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,256 114% 957 Pts	64-Core 2,822 175% 2,822 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); Asus 3090 Strix CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 312 Parallax 350 276% 334 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 269 Splatting 197 219% 279 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q4 1TB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 821GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT40Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1868 1843 1849 1850 1862 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 1,796 Write 1,939 Mixed 1,507 SusWrite 1,602 386% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 92.9 326% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 963 731% 967 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 331%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 2TB 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 744GB free Firmware: RKT40Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3381 3390 3400 3271 1138 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 2676 Mixed 1,800 SusWrite 2,469 491% 2,160 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 92.8 315% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1483 DQ Write 1,577 DQ Mixed 1,616 1,192% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 421%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 217 217 218 219 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 147 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 136 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 147 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 84%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 57GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 54 25 26 24 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 165 Write 57.8 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 36.3 91% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.8 164% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-8GTZNB 4x8GB 1,019 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 56.5 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 43.6 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 41.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 138%

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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 $107Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,670

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 $177	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