Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	273% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '23 at 18:54
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 319 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 795 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1064 66% 1064 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 213 Parallax 226 192% 225 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 627GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1590 1864 1924 2026 1997 1616 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,130 Write 1,924 Mixed 2,088 SusWrite 1,836 450% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 38.1 156% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,120 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 335 325% 543 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 526%
Transcend SSD320 512GB-$324 126 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 396GB free Firmware: 5.4.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 161 186 187 187 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 404 Write 268 Mixed 249 SusWrite 171 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 15.1 55% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 71 DQ Mixed 80.3 62% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 59%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 75GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1018 709 719 648 692 688 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,927 Write 1180 Mixed 1,329 SusWrite 746 288% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 50.8 179% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 923 DQ Mixed 1,025 772% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 244GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 157 147 155 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 107 Write 116 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 149 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 43% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 496GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 153 153 155 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 136 Write 151 Mixed 131 SusWrite 154 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 193% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 36.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 35.6 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 0P 5R 10G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	56%	50	534	447	100	31.5"	2048 1152	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

History: Score 31: 0P 4R 2G 5B | Score 68: 0P 5R 10G 13B

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $259Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16