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 (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	133% 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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 10:25
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 959 97% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,496 93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% XFX(1EAE 6701) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 210 Reflection 237 Parallax 417 171% 288 fps	Gravity 152 Splatting 261 191% 207 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 350 284 418 271 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 884 Write 1128 Mixed 474 SusWrite 392 161% 719 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.1 160% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 493 DQ Mixed 616 445% 577 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 390%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 206GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 408 373 356 348 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 417 Mixed 383 SusWrite 375 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 41.4 134% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 111 108% 171 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 129%
T-force 250GB 250GB 3,095 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 9GB free Firmware: Q0727A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 418 Mixed 423 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 44.4 145% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 130 117% 178 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 123%
Viper M.2 VPR100 256GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 14GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,203 Write 1,044 Mixed 771 223% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.2 168% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 277 219% 307 MB/s
Poor: 98% Great: 203%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 49 53 55 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 126 126 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 125 66% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 320% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 4133 2x8GB 1,563 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 36.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 40.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 6R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	20%	97	278	204	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

History: Score 16: 2R 1G 3B | Score 53: 6R 5G 8B

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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	1,582x
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