Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 256% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	217% 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	124% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 18:08
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$354 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 1,114 97% 824 Pts	64-Core 2825 175% 2825 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 286 Parallax 322 266% 312 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 258 Splatting 183 208% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 675GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 2300 2306 2329 2327 2314 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,311 Mixed 1,610 SusWrite 2,310 493% 2,193 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 71.7 237% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 605 457% 615 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 871 864 867 870 869 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 993 Write 1167 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 869 244% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 8 27% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 605 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 483 373% 512 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 396%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 898 904 909 909 909 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 745 Write 899 Mixed 628 SusWrite 905 180% 794 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 7.8 32% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 245 203% 286 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 451 450 451 452 452 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 448 Write 452 Mixed 415 SusWrite 451 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 12.4 41% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 120 100% 140 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 499%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 59.6 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 44.2 140% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 36.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

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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	11	9	165	31.5"	1280 720	AUS3220 ASUS XG32VC

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16