Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 274% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% 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	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	122.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 05:08
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$358 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 187 2-Core 362 110% 209 Pts	4-Core 716 8-Core 1417 126% 1,066 Pts	64-Core 2,838 176% 2,838 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 536.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 307 Parallax 338 262% 322 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 262 Splatting 192 214% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$215 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 427 432 449 454 452 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 446 Mixed 377 SusWrite 438 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 41.9 136% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 210 158% 212 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 675GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 434 433 451 455 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 441 Mixed 357 SusWrite 442 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 41.2 137% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 212 159% 213 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 905GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 436 433 453 456 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 447 Mixed 443 SusWrite 443 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 41.4 147% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 176 142% 200 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 905GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 436 433 453 456 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 443 Mixed 441 SusWrite 443 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 42.2 152% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 211 159% 212 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 137%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$105 78,573 User benchmarks, average bench 338% 341GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,838 Write 2,982 Mixed 2,383 611% 2,735 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 83.1 266% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,531 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,229 916% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 210% Great: 429%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 905GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 436 433 453 456 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 448 Mixed 437 SusWrite 443 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 42.8 154% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 211 159% 212 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$54 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 168GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 105 SusWrite 151 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 79.9 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 34.2 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 33.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 143%

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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	120	24"	1536 801	BNQ7F2F BenQ XL2420Z

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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 $358Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,609x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,520x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $165Bench 98%, 65,928 samples	425x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	690x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	674x
RTX 3080Nvidia $820Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	478x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	735x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $195Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	215x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	176x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	111x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Total price: $1,448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $98	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $205	Nvidia RTX 4070 $519	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380