Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	449% 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,247 113% 950 Pts	64-Core 2,257 140% 2,257 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612); zotac 3080ti amp holo CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 99GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 457 453 457 377 456 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 436 Mixed 437 SusWrite 439 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 59.5 194% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 219 164% 221 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 137%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 647GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3299 3317 3326 2372 1539 1548 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	449% Outstanding	Read 2,862 Write 3374 Mixed 3,058 SusWrite 2,567 670% 2,965 MB/s	4K Read 83 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 115 384% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 1,293 974% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 449% Great: 488%
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 453GB free Firmware: 02K0S6OA SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 420 414 417 318 411 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 417 Mixed 388 SusWrite 397 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 51.2 169% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 119 116% 183 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 1TB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 334% 471GB free Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3023 754 673 676 649 687 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,053 Mixed 2,229 SusWrite 1077 331% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 95.2 339% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 1374 DQ Mixed 1,464 1,075% 1,402 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 484%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 176 176 177 174 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 141 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 175 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3466C16 4x8GB 1,229 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 59.8 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 45.8 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 42.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 9R 6G 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
63%	58%	26	330	266	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR06C1 XV272U

History: Score 48: 6R 3G 9B | Score 63: 9R 6G 0B

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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