Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 281% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	219% 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	438% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 05:01
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,263 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 3,055 189% 3,055 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 413 Parallax 342 267% 361 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 260 Splatting 188 213% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 802GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3393 2856 1887 1870 1883 1882 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	438% Outstanding	Read 2,852 Write 3,413 Mixed 3,111 SusWrite 2,295 659% 2,918 MB/s	4K Read 86.6 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 124 410% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,167 DQ Mixed 1,235 930% 1246 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 438% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 753GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3361 3367 3371 2265 1564 1605 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	455% Outstanding	Read 2,914 Write 3345 Mixed 3,080 SusWrite 2,589 674% 2,982 MB/s	4K Read 84.2 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 119 388% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1400 DQ Write 1269 DQ Mixed 1,316 992% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 455% Great: 488%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 35 13 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 154 Write 38.8 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 25.3 70% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.5 218% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTESA 4x16GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 60.7 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 42.9 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 32.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 132%

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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	11	9	170	27"	1280 720	AUS278D ROG XG279Q

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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