Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	48.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '23 at 21:45
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (22^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 170 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,252 114% 957 Pts	64-Core 2,895 179% 2,895 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (165 fps cap detected)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 165 Parallax 165 134% 165 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 165 Splatting 165 135% 165 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$188 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1336 1313 1239 1532 1508 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,642 Write 2,803 Mixed 2,577 SusWrite 1,416 479% 2,109 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 55.8 191% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 428 330% 461 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 592%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$356 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 366 387 383 385 382 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 411 Write 390 Mixed 328 SusWrite 381 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 35.2 112% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 208 157% 212 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 137%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 366 387 383 385 382 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 415 Write 378 Mixed 372 SusWrite 381 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 39.5 121% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 209 158% 213 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	118% Outstanding	MC Read 48.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 40 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 39.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 139%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $1,000Bench 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 $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 $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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,522

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