Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	210% 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	96.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,261 111% 943 Pts	64-Core 2,680 166% 2,680 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 286 Parallax 323 252% 306 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 256 Splatting 190 210% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 564GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 459 460 461 464 462 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 450 Mixed 342 SusWrite 459 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 35 128% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 189 146% 200 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 125GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 913 895 901 912 874 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,035 Write 912 Mixed 667 SusWrite 900 249% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 55.8 214% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 384 367% 598 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 243%
SanDisk SD SDDR-289 4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 22 22 22 22 20 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 17.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 20.5 22% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 13%
Seagate Portable 1TB 1,012 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 80GB free, PID 2332 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 36.4 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 37.3 41% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3200C16 2x16GB 8,563 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 58.5 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 39.3 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 36.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 119%

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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	1,583x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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