Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	199% 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	229% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 322 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,138 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 2180 135% 2180 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	199% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 265 Parallax 311 234% 287 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 253 Splatting 182 205% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 468GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1531 835 593 441 463 409 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,731 Mixed 1406 SusWrite 712 304% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 74.5 256% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,171 DQ Write 798 DQ Mixed 980 733% 983 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 280%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 448GB free Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 709 673 688 632 621 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 2,457 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 795 362% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 83.7 286% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 673 622% 966 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 298%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 582GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 143 143 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 163 Write 137 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 36.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 30.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	38%	53	304	232	144	34"	3440 1440	ACR078B XZ342CK

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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	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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