Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	428% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,259 113% 952 Pts	64-Core 2,262 140% 2,262 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.22 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 163 Parallax 163 123% 159 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 161 Splatting 118 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% 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% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2698 1989 1985 1993 1997 1956 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	428% Outstanding	Read 3022 Write 3,406 Mixed 3130 SusWrite 2,103 658% 2,915 MB/s	4K Read 84.8 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 117 385% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,406 DQ Write 1,219 DQ Mixed 1,293 974% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 428% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$359 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 465 465 465 465 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 457 Mixed 445 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 61.6 200% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 137%
WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1 12TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3TB free Firmware: 02.02H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 183 178 182 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 186 Write 193 Mixed 104 SusWrite 180 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.6 10% 4.67 MB/s	DQ Read 4.7 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 4.4 4% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 27%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$270 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 195 189 185 190 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 236 Mixed 102 SusWrite 189 139% 190 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 316% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$270 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 162 162 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 156 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 160 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 314% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 66.1 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 45.5 150% 52.4 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 43.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 135%

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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	9	7	165	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $199Bench 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 $909Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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