Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	341% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '23 at 06:32
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 176 2-Core 338 106% 200 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,260 115% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,915 180% 2,915 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 319 Reflection 301 Parallax 336 260% 319 fps	Gravity 263 Splatting 194 198% 229 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2633 2628 2629 2695 1749 1574 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2351 Write 2,745 Mixed 2,208 SusWrite 2318 543% 2,405 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 69.5 224% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 720 559% 774 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 526%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 431GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2748 2724 2882 2942 3020 2952 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 1,663 Write 1,647 Mixed 1736 SusWrite 2,878 449% 1,981 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.3 184% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 926 709% 972 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 165 160 160 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 152 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 154 157 154 153 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 96%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 6TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 177 177 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 186 Mixed 151 SusWrite 179 238% 176 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 2 385% 5.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2.2 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 1.9 399% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 107%
USB 3.0 Flash Drive 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 27GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 34 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 53 Write 35.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 34.6 49% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZN Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZN 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 58.7 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 41 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 40.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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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 $189Bench 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 $842Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16