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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	281% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 23:01
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 868 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 302 Reflection 281 Parallax 338 246% 307 fps	Gravity 250 Splatting 184 188% 217 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1965 958 957 946 957 904 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1479 Write 2,216 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 1,114 366% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 81.5 285% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,566 DQ Write 1,400 DQ Mixed 1,476 1,109% 1,481 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 298%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 337GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 440 440 439 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 438 Mixed 324 SusWrite 439 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 38.7 138% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 147 118% 164 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 9.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 231 233 233 233 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 4x8GB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 39.1 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 38.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 6R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	44%	32	341	280	165	27"	2560 1440	ACR0490 XB271HU

History: Score 64: 9R 3G 10B | Score 48: 6R 5G 3B

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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 $107Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,829

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