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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive	324% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 305 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,250 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 3,082 191% 3,082 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 173 Reflection 166 Parallax 169 141% 169 fps	Gravity 146 Splatting 128 120% 137 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 844 824 803 805 822 778 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,740 Write 2,556 Mixed 1,899 SusWrite 813 447% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 77 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 105 353% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 1,139 877% 1,205 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 671GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 452 450 375 377 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 446 Mixed 401 SusWrite 424 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 46 156% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 190 188 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 176 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 186 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB 2,385 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 68.7 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 43.2 149% 52.2 GB/s	SC Read 33 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 41.7 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 139% 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 11: 1R 0G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	16%	44	296	228	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA161 AW2521HFA

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 11: 1R 0G 6B

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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	1,496x
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	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $1,819

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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