Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 197% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 06:43
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,084 98% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,543 96% 1,543 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% XFX(1EAE 6901) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 254 Parallax 557 209% 356 fps	MRender 389 Gravity 201 Splatting 291 238% 294 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2992 Write 3,312 Mixed 2,628 666% 2,977 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 71.1 276% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 521 555% 932 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 442%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 95GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1608 1205 994 544 370 404 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,116 Write 1,096 Mixed 978 SusWrite 854 279% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 54.9 207% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 801 DQ Mixed 852 630% 829 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZSW 2x8GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 44.8 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 35.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 45.1 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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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	12	10	144	27"	1280 720	AVX0036 AVT GC573

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

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,826

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