Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	211% 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	417% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 00:42
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$399 130,385 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 991 92% 747 Pts	64-Core 2,114 142% 2,114 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 317,293 User benchmarks, average bench 207% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 252 Parallax 313 222% 280 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 232 Splatting 173 198% 242 fps
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 229%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$134 139,141 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3256 3338 2303 1541 1544 1545 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 3,045 Write 3,368 Mixed 3,095 SusWrite 2,255 663% 2,941 MB/s	4K Read 82.3 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 113 373% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 926 696% 933 MB/s
Poor: 289% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 480%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 1,101 User benchmarks, average bench 343% 890GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3868 3941 3942 3930 3921 3890 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 3,614 Mixed 2,330 SusWrite 3,915 694% 3,053 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 85.7 287% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1085 796% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 500%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$110 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 185 178 195 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 177 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 182 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 375% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 4x8GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 64.5 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 43.5 145% 50.7 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 39.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

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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	11	9	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 8,867 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 233%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 290%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $600Bench 101%, 68,237 samples	3,466x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $399Bench 101%, 130,385 samples	3,133x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $275Bench 99%, 240,199 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 236%, 113,470 samples	1,997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 317,293 samples	1,170x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 234%, 80,908 samples	1,145x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $134Bench 403%, 139,141 samples	1,908x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $260Bench 443%, 29,917 samples	907x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 335%, 404,702 samples	492x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 7,014 samples	445x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 112%, 2,878 samples	284x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 119%, 1,274 samples	188x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $2,234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $258	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $118
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16