Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 289% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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	222% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	57.5 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 25 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$360 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1263 112% 946 Pts	64-Core 3,220 199% 3,220 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,062 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 292 Parallax 333 272% 320 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 264 Splatting 186 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 222% 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% 674GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2378 2395 2401 2400 2399 2398 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,610 Write 2,382 Mixed 1627 SusWrite 2,395 507% 2,254 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 82.8 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 957 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 812 613% 827 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 357 354 357 359 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 1,003 Write 1,005 Mixed 996 SusWrite 356 189% 840 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 8 27% 8.1 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 660 512% 707 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 396%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 348 345 346 348 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 556 Write 896 Mixed 531 SusWrite 347 132% 582 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 9 28% 8.8 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 245 203% 284 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 316 315 315 315 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 428 Write 454 Mixed 384 SusWrite 315 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 8.8 31% 9.8 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 120 100% 140 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 499%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 40TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 19TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 244 246 247 248 244 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 206 Mixed 155 SusWrite 245 280% 206 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 204% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 103%

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 (69^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 60.5 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 41.6 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% 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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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 $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,593x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $240Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,502x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $176Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,062Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	678x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	671x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	428x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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