Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	254% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	46.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 07:06
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 310 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,173 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 2882 178% 2882 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5325 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 141 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 141 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 541GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1846 1878 1869 1864 1889 1802 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 1,926 Mixed 2,003 SusWrite 1,858 442% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 36.9 146% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 217 185% 283 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 319GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1887 1908 1890 1893 1873 1848 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,221 Write 1,982 Mixed 1,414 SusWrite 1,883 421% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.1 195% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 377 DQ Mixed 610 440% 576 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 526%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 213GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 398 399 394 401 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 434 Mixed 380 SusWrite 398 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 48.1 156% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 178 144% 203 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 435GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 429 424 427 424 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 412 Mixed 414 SusWrite 424 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 47.1 155% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 164 132% 188 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 131%

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 @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 54.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 40.9 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 37.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 120% 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	12	10	144	38.2"	1280 720	GSM7735 38GL950G

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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