Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 285% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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	220% 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	101% 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 20:27
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,252 112% 943 Pts	64-Core 3,146 195% 3,146 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 293 Parallax 332 269% 318 fps	MRender 360 Gravity 265 Splatting 186 212% 270 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% 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: 2376 2370 2383 2383 2386 2392 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 2,375 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 2,382 500% 2,223 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 82.4 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 812 617% 836 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 980 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 353 354 348 352 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 994 Write 995 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 353 188% 837 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 8.1 27% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 653 506% 698 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 396%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 346 348 347 347 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 767 Write 893 Mixed 679 SusWrite 347 151% 672 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 8 48% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 247 204% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 429%
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 313 314 314 313 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 455 Write 452 Mixed 417 SusWrite 314 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 22.5 4K Mixed 12.4 40% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 121 100% 140 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.5% 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: 238 242 245 242 245 242 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 218 Mixed 150 SusWrite 243 279% 204 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 196% 5.67 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 (63^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 58.3 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 41.8 136% 47.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% 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 $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $259Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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