Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	471% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	108.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 162 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1234 110% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,231 138% 2,231 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 95.7 Parallax 87.3 78% 93 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 76.1 70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3247 3341 3353 3360 3370 3373 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	471% Outstanding	Read 2,910 Write 3,362 Mixed 3,070 SusWrite 3,340 718% 3,171 MB/s	4K Read 78.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 106 347% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 845 DQ Mixed 986 728% 963 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 471% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3298 3307 3306 3307 3306 3304 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	467% Outstanding	Read 2,893 Write 3,282 Mixed 3,018 SusWrite 3,305 707% 3,125 MB/s	4K Read 76.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 103 334% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 961 DQ Mixed 1,021 767% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 467% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 617GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 460 460 460 460 460 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 457 Mixed 432 SusWrite 460 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 57.4 187% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 203 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 206 210 211 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 57.8 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 42.5 136% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 37.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 141%

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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)

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
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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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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