Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	415% 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	80GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 80GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	74.2 GB free of 80 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '22 at 10:14
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT-$355 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,173 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 2,369 147% 2,369 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$550 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4923 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (158 fps cap detected)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 158 Parallax 159 129% 158 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 158 Splatting 156 128% 157 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$112 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 645GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2889 1584 1737 1958 1885 1891 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	415% Outstanding	Read 2,983 Write 3,409 Mixed 3,106 SusWrite 1,991 648% 2,872 MB/s	4K Read 82.2 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 116 380% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,424 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,236 930% 1,251 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 415% Great: 477%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$112 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 899GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2576 2975 3335 2876 1561 1615 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,266 Write 2,636 Mixed 2,410 SusWrite 2,490 554% 2,450 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 91.1 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,522 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 1,338 1,008% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 477%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 209 236 221 224 232 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda Dock 2TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: 235C SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 202 205 204 205 206 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 108% Great: 118%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 28 45 20 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 153 Write 35 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 23.9 72% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.8 156% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3600C17D4/16GX KHX3600C18D4/32GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX 79GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 32767, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.2% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 121%

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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 $355Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,597x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,505x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $164Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	420x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	681x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	672x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	431x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	109x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,602

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