Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 251% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	215% 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	438% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 15:07
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 334 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,206 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,289 142% 2,289 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8803) ≥ 4GB; ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 303 Parallax 332 258% 318 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 261 Splatting 194 214% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 627GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3400 3191 1766 1773 1786 1771 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	438% Outstanding	Read 2,910 Write 3,416 Mixed 3,142 SusWrite 2,281 663% 2,937 MB/s	4K Read 87.4 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 123 402% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,586 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,266 946% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 438% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 465 465 465 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 456 Mixed 444 SusWrite 464 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 62.3 204% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 221 166% 224 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 137%
WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1 12TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 2.5TB free Firmware: 02.02H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 187 191 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 187 Write 183 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 185 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 1.3 9% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 4.9 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 6.3 5% 6.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 27%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 183 183 190 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 188 Mixed 93 SusWrite 185 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 306% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 789GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 123 119 122 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 127 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 122 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.6 328% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 61.9 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 44.2 144% 50.5 GB/s	SC Read 33.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 43.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 135%

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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	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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 $185Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $95Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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