Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	523% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 85.3 1-Core 171 2-Core 337 105% 198 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,287 115% 974 Pts	64-Core 2,982 184% 2,982 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 151 Parallax 238 116% 177 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 148 Splatting 99.9 98% 123 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5221 5326 5331 5343 1907 1748 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	523% Outstanding	Read 2,409 Write 4,925 Mixed 2,718 SusWrite 4,146 808% 3,550 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 108 372% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1212 DQ Mixed 1,341 999% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 523% Great: 606%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 165 164 165 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 153 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 163 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 212GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 148 145 148 144 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 138 Write 99.8 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 144 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3800C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 60.5 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 46.7 146% 51.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 40.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

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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	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELA07A DELL U2412M

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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 $98Bench 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: $1,820

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 $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