Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 278% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	373% 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '23 at 01:33
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 333 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 667 8-Core 1,340 118% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 3141 194% 3141 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 531.68 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 305 Parallax 375 264% 335 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 268 Splatting 197 219% 279 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$162 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2510 2548 2696 2807 2812 2827 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,820 Mixed 2,663 SusWrite 2,700 606% 2,680 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 78.5 254% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 566 434% 601 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 526%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 535GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2903 3396 3440 3423 3526 3535 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 2,288 Mixed 2,129 SusWrite 3,370 556% 2,451 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.6 232% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 755 563% 753 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 390GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 153 145 155 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 51 Write 81 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 150 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 176% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 148 150 148 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 104 Mixed 77 SusWrite 146 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 96%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GB 3,902 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 7.1 6.3 7 7.3 6.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 6% Great: 17%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 7TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 194 194 191 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 198 Mixed 156 SusWrite 193 252% 186 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 2.1 414% 5.33 MB/s	DQ Read 2.3 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 1.7 386% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
WD easystore 264D 18TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 15TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 220 223 220 221 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 218 Mixed 161 SusWrite 221 277% 204 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 2.3 436% 5.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 1.9 394% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 25.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 28 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 83.1% 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 $260Bench 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 $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $162Bench 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 $269	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