Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	187% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	33.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 96% 181 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,160 106% 892 Pts	64-Core 2,337 145% 2,337 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 128B) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.32% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 3.9 Parallax 4.2 3% 4.03 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 4.9 3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 473 176 33 298 466 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 2,068 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,106 SusWrite 363 330% 1,477 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.9 170% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 487 DQ Mixed 652 491% 668 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 390%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 74GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 128 128 129 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 491 Write 441 Mixed 349 SusWrite 168 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 43.7 146% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 110%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 299GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2374 1661 504 504 508 498 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,259 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,931 SusWrite 1,008 425% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.7 224% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 937 700% 931 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 390%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 132 135 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 168 Write 153 Mixed 71 SusWrite 136 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-32GVK 2x31.5GB 389 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 33 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 29.7 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 4R 2G 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
27%	7%	96	32	24	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 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 $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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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