Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 190% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 228% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	179% 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	382% 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.

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, 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	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 09:53
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 170 2-Core 338 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,264 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,890 179% 2,890 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 337 Parallax 247 197% 275 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 243 Splatting 181 200% 255 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2451 2439 2433 2453 2418 2418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,623 Write 2,431 Mixed 1721 SusWrite 2,435 518% 2,302 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 69.6 234% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,256 941% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 370%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 53GB free Firmware: 111110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2001 Write 2,391 Mixed 1,882 469% 2,091 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 81.3 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,439 DQ Write 1,253 DQ Mixed 1334 1,003% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 202% Great: 349%
PNY USB 3.1 FD 124GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 28GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 6.8 6 8.3 7.2 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 91.4 Write 0.5 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 6.2 26% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.9 124% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 61.3 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 44.9 144% 50.5 GB/s	SC Read 32.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 42.6 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

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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	8	6	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $252Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16