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	427% 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	54.1 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 19:58
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,207 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,599 161% 2,599 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); 12G-P5-3967-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 317 Reflection 278 Parallax 342 258% 312 fps	Gravity 247 Splatting 178 183% 212 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: 3620 4179 4167 1856 877 1083 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 3,040 Write 4028 Mixed 2983 SusWrite 2,630 717% 3,170 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 89.2 321% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,052 787% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 578%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 91GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 448 442 446 447 434 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 438 Mixed 388 SusWrite 444 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 52.9 171% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 219 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 474 Write 360 Mixed 272 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 36.5 132% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 240 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: 362 250 241 147 57 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 480 Write 438 Mixed 403 SusWrite 184 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 47.2 158% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 163 137% 201 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 118%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 163 165 164 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 135 Write 208 Mixed 102 SusWrite 165 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 354% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 08.00K08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 78 78 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 82.7 Write 87.1 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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 (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 59.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 42.9 138% 48.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 38.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 129% 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 72: 10R 6G 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
72%	24%	82	209	113	120	27"	2560 1440	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	1,581x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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