Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	214% 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	365% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 13:15
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$149 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 73.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 97% 184 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 922 96% 769 Pts	64-Core 1188 74% 1188 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3090 FE CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 300 Parallax 329 257% 315 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 262 Splatting 192 214% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2420 2470 2475 1731 1478 1473 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2618 Write 2522 Mixed 1,850 SusWrite 2,008 506% 2,249 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 89.1 301% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 1,019 757% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 435%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 446GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 7.3 7.5 154 7.6 7.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 504 Write 426 Mixed 396 SusWrite 101 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 25.8 131% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 33.5 70% 142 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 204 211 211 209 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 127 Write 160 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 205 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1 234% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 26.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 26.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 45: 7R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	48%	23	340	282	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

History: Score 29: 4R 2G 3B | Score 45: 7R 3G 1B

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,496x
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	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $92Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,819

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 $179	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