Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	215% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	415% 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 00:28
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$249 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 below expectations (2^nd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 72.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 302 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 940 85% 717 Pts	64-Core 2,301 142% 2,301 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 108%

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 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 276 Parallax 313 262% 304 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 254 Splatting 181 205% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3415 3954 3960 2217 1502 1282 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	415% Outstanding	Read 3,152 Write 3,770 Mixed 2,713 SusWrite 2,722 697% 3,089 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 73.4 262% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 916 692% 937 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 415% Great: 578%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 429 420 430 431 421 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 436 Mixed 416 SusWrite 427 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 47.2 154% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 199 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 428 419 429 430 420 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 435 Mixed 388 SusWrite 426 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 39.1 140% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 118%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 210 210 214 210 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD My Passport 2599 4TB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 2599 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 106 109 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 115 Write 99.3 Mixed 69 SusWrite 107 130% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 85.8 Write 90.9 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 93.5 122% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTRS 2x16GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 24.4 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 140%

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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	10	8	144	27"	1280 720	DELD0E5 S2719DGF

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,946 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 52% - Above average

Total price: $1,940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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