Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 209% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	201% 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	350% 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	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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 22:45
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 73.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 83% 154 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 1,027 91% 772 Pts	64-Core 2,471 153% 2,471 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Gigabyte(1458 40A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 268 Parallax 326 235% 294 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 246 Splatting 187 207% 264 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 789GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2708 2861 2887 2936 1612 1598 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,655 Write 2,978 Mixed 2,807 SusWrite 2,434 614% 2,719 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 74.3 237% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 457 DQ Write 462 DQ Mixed 508 368% 476 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 477%
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 2TB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3762 3863 3914 3855 3855 3939 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 3,052 Mixed 2,806 SusWrite 3,865 688% 3,029 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 73.2 235% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 463 DQ Write 464 DQ Mixed 490 361% 472 MB/s
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 611%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 26.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 24.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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