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 (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	348% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 16:43
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,039 95% 797 Pts	64-Core 2,053 127% 2,053 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4039) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 221 Reflection 324 Parallax 234 180% 260 fps	Gravity 237 Splatting 173 177% 205 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 629GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1908 1996 2000 2007 1997 2019 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 2,636 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 1,988 480% 2,136 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 72.4 265% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 988 755% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 440 351 366 379 357 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 452 Mixed 440 SusWrite 391 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 56.1 182% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 221 167% 224 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 137%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 153 151 158 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVKC 4x8GB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 40.7 124% 43.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 37.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 3R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	88%	8	7	5	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 43: 4R 5G 8B | Score 21: 3R 1G 3B

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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 $185Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,821

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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