Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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.
Graphics	172% 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	420% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 05:58
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 172 2-Core 340 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 659 8-Core 1,265 114% 962 Pts	64-Core 2,920 181% 2,920 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% XFX(1EAE 6701) ≥ 4GB; XFX MERC 319 Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.7.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 254 Parallax 427 175% 299 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 160 Splatting 273 219% 269 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3403 3394 2714 760 763 758 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	420% Outstanding	Read 3,022 Write 3,363 Mixed 3006 SusWrite 1,965 640% 2,839 MB/s	4K Read 86.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 120 398% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,564 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,341 972% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 420% Great: 442%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2288 616 615 616 616 615 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,341 Mixed 1,574 SusWrite 894 413% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 72.3 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 102 349% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,634 DQ Write 1,536 DQ Mixed 1,546 1,171% 1,572 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 1357 1366 1367 1365 1364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,525 Write 1,413 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 1,364 302% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 86.5 299% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 571 518% 789 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB 2,385 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 59.5 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 47.1 145% 50.9 GB/s	SC Read 33.5 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 41.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 132%

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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	60	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2470 2470W

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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	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
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 $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16