Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	209% 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	317% 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 00:03
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 78 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 694 67% 552 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 112%

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: 471.41 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 268 Parallax 305 253% 294 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 250 Splatting 180 202% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 725GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1814 1865 1842 1836 1861 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,107 Write 1,776 Mixed 1,143 SusWrite 1,810 383% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 65.3 243% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,011 776% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 488%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 0 2.8 0.9 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	2.3% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 3.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 1.5 8% 6.22 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.3% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 32.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 31.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 4: 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	9%	22	7	5	240	27"	2560 1440	SAM105C LC27G7xT

History: Score 22: 3R 2G 1B | Score 4: 0R 1G 1B

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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 $1,420Bench 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