Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 09:38
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 330 102% 193 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1221 112% 936 Pts	64-Core 2,891 179% 2,891 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Gigabyte(1458 2333) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 264 Reflection 261 Parallax 590 215% 372 fps	MRender 403 Gravity 208 Splatting 300 246% 304 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 86 93 95 91 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65% Good	Read 420 Write 81 Mixed 147 SusWrite 92.9 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 28.7 122% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 89.2 DQ Mixed 88.4 76% 113 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 96%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 912GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 5777 5774 5775 2603 1470 1455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	615% Outstanding	Read 5,324 Write 5,609 Mixed 4,152 SusWrite 3809 1,063% 4,723 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 114 371% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,348 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,190 895% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 615% Great: 442%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$98 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 929GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 455 456 456 455 456 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 450 Mixed 447 SusWrite 456 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 58.4 191% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 211 159% 213 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 186 197 200 194 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 197 197 199 179 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 341 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 47.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 32.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 54: 5R 6G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	21%	103	316	245	144	33.9"	3440 1440	SPT8541 Sceptre O34

History: Score 40: 3R 6G 7B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B | Score 54: 5R 6G 11B

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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 $1,275Bench 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 $106Bench 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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,797

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