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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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.
Boot Drive	423% 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	54.6 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 19:35
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 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 (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,212 109% 919 Pts	64-Core 2,673 166% 2,673 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% 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) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 316 Reflection 276 Parallax 341 258% 311 fps	Gravity 248 Splatting 178 184% 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: 4132 4292 3327 1052 879 1197 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	423% Outstanding	Read 3,088 Write 3,913 Mixed 3,051 SusWrite 2,480 708% 3,133 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 91.2 329% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1109 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,062 794% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 423% Great: 578%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 88GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 451 448 449 447 246 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 438 Mixed 397 SusWrite 416 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 53.5 175% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 480 Write 364 Mixed 290 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 37.3 138% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 109 112% 183 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: 369 239 184 67 62 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 441 Mixed 399 SusWrite 163 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 47.9 161% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 163 137% 201 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 118%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 164 156 170 162 164 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 134 Write 208 Mixed 107 SusWrite 164 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 408% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 08.00K08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 79 77 77 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 82.7 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 77.8 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 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 (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 58.6 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 42.4 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 127% 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 68: 8R 5G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	25%	105	211	104	120	27"	2560 1440	ACR071C XB273K GP

History: Score 34: 6R 0G 4B | Score 68: 8R 5G 13B

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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 $785Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $176	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) $31	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