Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	197% 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	377% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 13:57
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,256 110% 936 Pts	64-Core 2,927 181% 2,927 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 249 Parallax 280 236% 273 fps	MRender 313 Gravity 236 Splatting 172 189% 240 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2539 2062 1622 1620 1648 1638 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 2,487 Mixed 1,917 SusWrite 1,855 502% 2,235 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 94 320% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,205 DQ Mixed 1,281 964% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 503GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 458 456 455 459 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 452 Mixed 380 SusWrite 457 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 53.7 180% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 202 156% 216 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 931GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 454 445 443 446 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 446 Mixed 415 SusWrite 447 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 45.3 150% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 220 166% 222 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,706 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 44.5 140% 49 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 141%

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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	164	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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 $106Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,828

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