Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	92.9% 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	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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 17:03
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 174 2-Core 350 106% 201 Pts	4-Core 686 8-Core 1,260 116% 973 Pts	64-Core 2075 128% 2075 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 274 Parallax 293 233% 284 fps	MRender 330 Gravity 250 Splatting 185 200% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 302 273 268 260 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 367 Mixed 298 SusWrite 282 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 41.9 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 179 144% 202 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 130%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 924GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 429 428 439 438 437 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 448 Mixed 419 SusWrite 434 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 50.9 165% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 207 157% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$121 18,218 User benchmarks, average bench 421% 477GB free Firmware: 4B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4272 4311 3408 1446 1417 1441 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	459% Outstanding	Read 3,133 Write 4,585 Mixed 3,393 SusWrite 2,716 782% 3,456 MB/s	4K Read 82.3 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 114 368% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1292 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,220 907% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 285% ↑ This bench: 459% Great: 514%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3126 3123 3125 2687 1732 1730 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	422% Outstanding	Read 2,726 Write 3,245 Mixed 2,962 SusWrite 2587 651% 2,880 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 99.6 319% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 1,231 926% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 422% Great: 488%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 129 129 128 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 117 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 128 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 123 123 125 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 140 Write 97.5 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 124 120% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x16GB 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 31.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 30.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 89%

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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	70	57	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5BB4 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16