Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 00:30
Run Duration	367 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 5900X-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 73.9 1-Core 167 2-Core 333 100% 191 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,288 116% 976 Pts	64-Core 2,352 146% 2,352 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 188 Parallax 181 144% 182 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 186 Splatting 125 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 737GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1845 2049 2021 2006 2061 2021 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,746 Write 2,441 Mixed 1,732 SusWrite 2,000 448% 1,980 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.2 191% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 621 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 460 401% 591 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 488%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 95 57 50 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 395 Write 74.7 Mixed 157 SusWrite 73.9 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 17.8 65% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 85.7 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 26.2 36% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 415 413 414 412 411 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 399 Mixed 352 SusWrite 413 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 39.8 133% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 169 132% 181 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 299 267 237 211 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 437 Mixed 392 SusWrite 266 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 157 124% 170 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 36GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1307 Write 1,401 Mixed 984 275% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 58.2 197% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 212 260% 447 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 10GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 64 65 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 38.4 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 62.8 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 266GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 58 59 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 81.2 Write 18.4 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 59.2 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GVKA 2x16GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 26.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 27.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 154%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 9R 8G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	23%	92	101	6	60	27"	2560 1440	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

History: Score 25: 2R 4G 3B | Score 73: 9R 8G 4B

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16