Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 218% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% 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	434% 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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 23:05
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,128 103% 865 Pts	64-Core 2,238 138% 2,238 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 256 Parallax 539 207% 350 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 200 Splatting 292 238% 293 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$86 771 User benchmarks, average bench 379% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3920 3930 986 866 713 676 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	434% Outstanding	Read 3,751 Write 3,898 Mixed 2,887 SusWrite 1,849 695% 3,096 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 103 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,432 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 1,259 945% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 434% Great: 480%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 770GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1879 1688 1541 1577 1581 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 1,950 Mixed 1845 SusWrite 1,681 453% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 98.5 326% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 1,194 875% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 372%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 253GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 679 1012 748 755 740 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,612 Write 738 Mixed 246 SusWrite 762 185% 840 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.4 243% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,418 DQ Write 383 DQ Mixed 305 380% 702 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 267%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 23 21 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 153 Write 106 Mixed 114 SusWrite 33.4 127% 102 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 4.3 304% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C17-8GTZR 4x8GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 46.5 141% 49.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 41.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 131% 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	10	8	30	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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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 $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 52% - Above average

Total price: $1,940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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