Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 195% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	172% 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	443% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,140 105% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,198 136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 882E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 244 Parallax 163 219% 225 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 163 Splatting 163 134% 163 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3360 3371 3376 2420 1627 1631 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 2,836 Write 3,364 Mixed 3,103 SusWrite 2,631 674% 2,983 MB/s	4K Read 82.5 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 113 372% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,181 887% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$50 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 465GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 452 452 451 443 348 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 452 Mixed 438 SusWrite 433 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 59.9 196% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 130%
WD Game Drive 1TB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 692GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 789 790 789 790 789 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 88%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 60.8 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 43.2 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 41.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 132% 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 34: 4R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	39%	36	9	7	165	27"	1280 720	AUS2722 VG27A

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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 $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: $1,818

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 $184	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