Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	307% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '23 at 20:53
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 172 2-Core 345 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 691 8-Core 1,044 108% 867 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 108% XFX(1EAE 661A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 10GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 139 Parallax 248 96% 168 fps	MRender 223 Gravity 123 Splatting 199 150% 182 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 1022 1029 1022 1017 1023 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,411 Write 2,349 Mixed 2,200 SusWrite 1,077 451% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 84 269% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1,277 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,018% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 275GB free Firmware: 415020WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 274 Mixed 278 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 34.9 134% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 180 147% 211 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 242GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 453 Mixed 452 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 49.2 161% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 221 166% 223 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 142GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 454 Mixed 418 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 47.5 163% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 149 113% 155 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
BUFFALO HD-PZNU3 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 571GB free, PID 0291 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 81.8 Write 88.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 88.1 98% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 46.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 41.5 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 34 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 42.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% 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 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	72	60	60	27"	1280 720	VSC9C30 VP2780 SERIES

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 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 $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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16