Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	439% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 169 2-Core 333 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,274 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,860 177% 2,860 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3727) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 173 Parallax 174 145% 175 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 153 Splatting 127 124% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 631GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3005 3345 3372 2527 1555 1563 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	439% Outstanding	Read 2942 Write 3,363 Mixed 3,075 SusWrite 2,561 674% 2,985 MB/s	4K Read 83.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 111 365% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,125 848% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 439% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 1843 1670 1557 1575 1575 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 1,917 Mixed 1,777 SusWrite 1,674 446% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 96.3 317% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,216 919% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 410%
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 497GB free Firmware: 41062C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2579 1597 1438 1443 1423 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,668 Write 2,551 Mixed 1753 SusWrite 1,786 491% 2,189 MB/s	4K Read 75.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 102 337% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,163 894% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 414%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 111 112 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 122 Write 105 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 111 137% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.8 226% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C17-8GTZR 4x8GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 62.7 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 45.8 147% 51.5 GB/s	SC Read 33.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	6	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $854Bench 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 $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: 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