Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	317% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 77.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 99% 188 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,240 112% 941 Pts	64-Core 2,844 176% 2,844 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Asus(1043 04F8) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 252 Reflection 246 Parallax 550 205% 349 fps	Gravity 196 Splatting 277 215% 237 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2070 2137 2016 2097 2123 1704 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,710 Write 2,318 Mixed 2,428 SusWrite 2,024 533% 2,370 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 55.6 185% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,121 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 294 300% 516 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2138 2134 2105 2046 2039 1976 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2,262 Mixed 2,184 SusWrite 2,073 514% 2,286 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 54.2 191% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 209 247% 458 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 526%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 412 414 403 414 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 492 Write 416 Mixed 400 SusWrite 402 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 36.6 118% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 186 132% 173 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 128%
SMI USB DISK 129GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 120GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 13 8.1 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 139 Write 99.1 Mixed 89 SusWrite 23.2 108% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.7 237% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZR 4x16GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 27.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 26.3 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 140%

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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)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32B1 ASUS XG32V

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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 $1,375Bench 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 $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,895

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