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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 06:56
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,112 99% 837 Pts	64-Core 2867 177% 2867 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E409) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 140 Parallax 203 108% 158 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 98.2 103% 120 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 359 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 671GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 405 380 290 105 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 463 Write 412 Mixed 334 SusWrite 289 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 39.1 144% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 171 133% 180 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 242GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 430 403 421 428 324 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 470 Mixed 461 SusWrite 414 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 53.1 176% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 221 166% 224 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,147 Write 3,943 Mixed 2,915 748% 3,335 MB/s	4K Read 79 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 101 363% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,143 867% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 234% Great: 494%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 60GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,944 Write 2,537 Mixed 2,353 581% 2,611 MB/s	4K Read 78.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 104 340% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 991 753% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 389%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 193 193 194 193 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 177 Mixed 146 SusWrite 193 125% 169 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 260% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
Samsung S2 Portable 1TB 1,558 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 304GB free, PID 1f08 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 27 27 28 28 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 20.5 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 27.1 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 20%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,300 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 331GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 12 12 14 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZ 4x16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 87 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 42.2 163% 57.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 39.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 149%

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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	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM705A LC32G7xT

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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 $200Bench 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 $133	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