Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 247% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	204% 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	351% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '23 at 22:48
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 173 2-Core 344 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 667 8-Core 1,307 117% 987 Pts	64-Core 2,404 149% 2,404 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 281 Parallax 316 246% 299 fps	MRender 334 Gravity 248 Splatting 181 200% 254 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2926 2998 3127 2906 1742 1740 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2988 Write 3,349 Mixed 3,073 SusWrite 2,573 676% 2,996 MB/s	4K Read 79.9 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 110 358% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,487 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 1,333 1,001% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2033 1699 1658 1599 1560 1555 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,627 Write 2814 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 1,684 479% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 75.9 282% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,420 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,178 907% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-8GTEGA 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 52.3 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 44.8 135% 47.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 40.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% 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 0: 0P 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	71	60	240	27"	2560 1440	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16