Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	180% 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	271% 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	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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '24 at 10:32
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$193 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 176 2-Core 344 108% 202 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,020 105% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 238 Parallax 265 213% 255 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 212 Splatting 154 172% 220 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1419 911 903 931 925 907 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 1,830 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 999 394% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 64.5 204% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 751 DQ Mixed 655 568% 852 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 372%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 346GB free Firmware: EGFM15.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2847 3189 3249 2851 695 689 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 1,799 Write 3,113 Mixed 2,233 SusWrite 2,254 534% 2,350 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 61.1 197% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,203 886% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 438%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 207 209 215 209 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 157 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 211 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 289GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 89.9 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 84%
WD WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 172 174 179 183 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 115%
Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB 695 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 5.5TB free Firmware: APGNT907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 214 217 215 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 224 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 214 136% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 214% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Gold Key NMUD416E86-3200D 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 36.9 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 36.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 152%

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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	69	57	144	34"	1280 720	ACR08D4 EI342CKR

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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	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $193Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	469x

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 $86Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16