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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	303% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	0%

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 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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 99% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,220 109% 921 Pts	64-Core 2782 172% 2782 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Asus(1043 8539) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 92.6 Reflection 108 Parallax 95.8 76% 98.8 fps	Gravity 91.5 Splatting 81.7 76% 86.6 fps
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 2097 1347 878 841 816 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,525 Write 2,392 Mixed 1,478 SusWrite 1377 435% 1943 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 62.4 228% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1213 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,050 796% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 425%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 445 393 278 284 280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 324 Write 269 Mixed 195 SusWrite 347 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 24.4 105% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 163 128% 178 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 509GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 70 86 71 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 112 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 73.1 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 204% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 27 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 27.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 8R 8G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	33%	76	329	264	165	27"	2560 1440	AUS27B6 ROG PG278QE

History: Score 70: 10R 3G 11B | Score 73: 8R 8G 9B

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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 $15Bench 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: $1,819

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 $15	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