Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	186% 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	435% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	50.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 18:35
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 76.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 873 81% 673 Pts	64-Core 2287 142% 2287 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	186% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 350 Parallax 280 206% 294 fps	MRender 360 Gravity 260 Splatting 182 209% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$314 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3865 3943 3908 3872 3890 3873 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 3,987 Mixed 3,195 SusWrite 3,892 744% 3,262 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 83.6 266% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 799 596% 796 MB/s
Poor: 306% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 631%
Wd_black AN1500 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 332% 1.5TB free Firmware: 10271043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2672 2904 2850 2836 2844 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,260 Write 3,028 Mixed 1,698 SusWrite 2812 554% 2,450 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 56.3 182% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 768 DQ Mixed 764 604% 843 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 420%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$314 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2765 3456 3462 3456 3456 3462 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 3,472 Mixed 3,049 SusWrite 3,343 672% 2,949 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 80.9 260% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 712 499% 644 MB/s
Poor: 306% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 631%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 46.3 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 34.7 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 3: 0P 0R 1G 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
1%	3%	39	217	60	60	31.7"	3072 1665	DELA246 AW3225QF

History: Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B | Score 22: 0P 1R 5G 2B | Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 0B

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	416x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16