Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	137% 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,256 113% 952 Pts	64-Core 2,329 144% 2,329 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 222 Parallax 171 126% 182 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 133 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 230 259 262 203 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 237 Mixed 553 SusWrite 264 113% 513 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 42.1 187% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 245 261% 457 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 93GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 447 417 325 273 251 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 444 Mixed 403 SusWrite 360 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 56 184% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%

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 @ 2666 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	10%	140	342	280	165	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25A4 VG258

History: Score 27: 3R 1G 9B | Score 51: 8R 3G 2B | Score 38: 4R 4G 6B

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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 $1,375Bench 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: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,895

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