Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '22 at 10:12
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$314 79,047 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 (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 176 2-Core 329 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,343 119% 1,011 Pts	64-Core 2,317 143% 2,317 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 2,997 Write 2,541 Mixed 2,346 585% 2,628 MB/s	4K Read 82.7 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 114 378% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,352 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,212 910% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 381%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 13GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 188 197 197 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 462 Write 194 Mixed 227 SusWrite 192 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 15.7 107% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 30.1 47% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 72%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$43 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 136GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 443 443 439 441 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 434 Mixed 421 SusWrite 441 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 51.4 176% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 196 152% 209 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 463 443 418 345 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 453 Mixed 393 SusWrite 432 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 57.7 191% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Hitachi HUS726060ALA640 6TB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: AHGNT1EN SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 139 139 139 140 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 164 Write 166 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 138 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$65 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 850GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 92.8 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 87.5 70% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZN 2x16GB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 20.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 142%

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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	339	276	144	0"	1920 1080

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 206%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 246%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $480Bench 100%, 31,947 samples	1,336x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $314Bench 99%, 79,047 samples	1,258x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $230Bench 98%, 148,645 samples	347x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,200Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	589x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $890Bench 206%, 166,050 samples	581x
RTX 3080Nvidia $785Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	401x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 395%, 138,490 samples	637x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $180Bench 432%, 51,840 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	185x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 109%, 8,118 samples	152x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 111%, 2,883 samples	95x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GBTeamBench 103%, 4,720 samples	62x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,786

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $410	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $164	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16