Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	771% 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	15.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 21:34
Run Duration	408 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 326 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,251 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 2764 171% 2764 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Gigabyte(1458 22BC) CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.6% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 97.6 58% 81.5 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 46 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS100T1X0E-00AF 1TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 375% 318GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,801 Write 9,769 Mixed 8,684 2,034% 9,085 MB/s	4K Read 300 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 260 918% 269 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,104 DQ Mixed 1,158 886% 1,205 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 575%
Nvme WDS100T1X0E-00AF 1TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 375% 804GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2647 2051 2041 1687 1446 1484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	771% Outstanding	Read 8,503 Write 9919 Mixed 8,299 SusWrite 1,893 1,607% 7,153 MB/s	4K Read 278 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 242 858% 253 MB/s	DQ Read 1207 DQ Write 1054 DQ Mixed 1183 872% 1148 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 771% Great: 575%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 635GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 397 394 397 398 398 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 234GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,373 Write 9,629 Mixed 8,678 2,063% 9,227 MB/s	4K Read 268 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 279 893% 264 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 982 732% 972 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 598GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,086 Write 9,872 Mixed 8,580 6,897% 9,179 MB/s	4K Read 278 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 269 46,431% 271 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,029 9,307% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
USB DISK 2.0 4GB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 2.2 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 14.2 Write 0.7 SusWrite 3.3 5% 6.07 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GVK 2x16GB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 59.3 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 43.9 141% 49.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 142%

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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	60	42.5"	1280 720	DEL41D2 DELL U4320Q

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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