Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 238% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	204% 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	330% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1056 96% 807 Pts	64-Core 2,808 174% 2,808 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 299 Reflection 276 Parallax 326 244% 300 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 248 Splatting 179 201% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 861GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1117 1114 1108 1112 912 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,426 Write 1,317 Mixed 1,022 SusWrite 1,085 272% 1,212 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 60.6 202% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 585 DQ Write 419 DQ Mixed 270 264% 425 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 2264 2274 2276 2278 2279 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 1,950 Mixed 1,429 SusWrite 2,273 464% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 63.8 210% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 419 322% 444 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 1TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 695 549 546 542 534 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 876 Write 894 Mixed 703 SusWrite 614 174% 772 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 36.4 137% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 252 206% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 450 451 451 451 451 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 453 Write 452 Mixed 409 SusWrite 451 100% 441 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 33.8 121% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 122 100% 139 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 499%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 745GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 99 98 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 65 Write 47.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 98.2 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 57%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 172 171 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 170 Mixed 127 SusWrite 171 117% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 96%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 40TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 21.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 240 240 244 243 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 135 Mixed 116 SusWrite 240 223% 161 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 103%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 136 136 137 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 104 SusWrite 136 172% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 136 137 136 135 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 132 Write 134 Mixed 104 SusWrite 136 172% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 56.3 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 41.4 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 39.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 139%

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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	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $158Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	469x

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 $86Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16