Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	116% 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	424% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,238 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 2,237 138% 2,237 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 164 Parallax 163 125% 160 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 158 Splatting 120 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$110 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2351 2043 2076 2120 2068 2072 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 2,988 Write 3,378 Mixed 3,103 SusWrite 2,122 654% 2,897 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 116 380% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,365 DQ Write 1,175 DQ Mixed 1,264 949% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 465 464 462 463 464 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 456 Mixed 448 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 61.2 198% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 203 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 137%
WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1 12TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3TB free Firmware: 02.02H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 177 185 188 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 224 Write 241 Mixed 114 SusWrite 185 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1.7 10% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 4.3 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 4.7 4% 5.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 27%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 183 193 196 189 189 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 241 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 190 140% 191 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.4 308% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 189 194 188 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 155 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 192 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 312% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 63.1 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 44.2 145% 50.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 42 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 136% 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 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	7	5	165	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,832

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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