Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.6%, 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	263% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	113.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 14:46
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$198 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 72.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 320 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,059 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 274 Parallax 315 262% 303 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 248 Splatting 179 203% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 380 400 466 540 561 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,349 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,619 SusWrite 489 373% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.3 285% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,127 846% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 45GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 436 393 287 207 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 505 Mixed 658 SusWrite 348 216% 998 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 58.1 222% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 603 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 288 290% 470 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 333%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 201 197 194 201 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 405GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 119 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 115 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 108%

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 @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 30.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 32.8 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78% 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 37: 5R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	23%	57	108	6	144	31.5"	2560 1440	AOC3220 AG322QWG4

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $198Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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