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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	408% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 19:27
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,233 111% 934 Pts	64-Core 2,711 168% 2,711 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); evga ftw3 ultra CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 318 Reflection 276 Parallax 315 259% 303 fps	Gravity 247 Splatting 179 184% 213 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4096 4052 1480 1480 1380 1150 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Read 3,047 Write 4,279 Mixed 3,050 SusWrite 2,273 715% 3,162 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 89.7 326% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,062 798% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 578%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 88GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 450 429 360 322 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 447 Mixed 385 SusWrite 381 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 52.6 172% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 17GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 366 Mixed 284 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 37.3 138% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 110 112% 182 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 27GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 101 97 87 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 485 Write 342 Mixed 399 SusWrite 129 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 48.2 163% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 167 139% 202 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 118%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 181 181 181 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 108 SusWrite 182 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 335% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 08.00K08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 78 78 79 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 4,599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 63.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 42.9 142% 49.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 39.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 127%

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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	8	5	120	27"	1280 720	ACR071C XB273K GP

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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 $175Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16