Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 258% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	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	471% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 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	Sep 02 '21 at 04:36
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 171 2-Core 340 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,287 116% 975 Pts	64-Core 2,914 180% 2,914 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 286 Parallax 314 239% 298 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 251 Splatting 191 200% 253 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3334 3373 3372 3388 3380 2599 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	471% Outstanding	Read 2,802 Write 3,376 Mixed 3,065 SusWrite 3,241 707% 3121 MB/s	4K Read 80.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 111 365% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1298 DQ Write 836 DQ Mixed 1,036 781% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 471% Great: 526%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 452GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 455 455 454 287 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 457 Mixed 436 SusWrite 365 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 53.5 176% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3334 3337 3335 3335 3334 3333 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 2,866 Write 3331 Mixed 3,024 SusWrite 3,334 710% 3,139 MB/s	4K Read 78.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 108 353% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,144 867% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 526%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 122 133 135 133 132 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 107 Write 144 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 130 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 287% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 94%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 221 230 221 224 226 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 62 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 45.6 146% 51.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 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	8	6	120	72.3"	1280 720	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16