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 way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	458% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 15:43
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 171 2-Core 338 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,310 117% 987 Pts	64-Core 3,150 195% 3,150 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 329 Reflection 306 Parallax 362 268% 332 fps	Gravity 265 Splatting 194 198% 230 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3346 3361 3357 2244 1717 1730 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	458% Outstanding	Read 2,894 Write 3,396 Mixed 3,086 SusWrite 2,626 678% 3,001 MB/s	4K Read 84.7 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 120 393% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,439 DQ Write 1,246 DQ Mixed 1,346 1,008% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 458% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 930GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 2216 2208 2208 2212 2204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 1,779 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,944 SusWrite 2,205 467% 2,062 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 90.8 305% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1417 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 1328 999% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 365%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C14-16GTE2x16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 64.7 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 46 150% 52.4 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 45 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 146%

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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	9	7	100	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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