Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 309% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 396% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	310% 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	377% 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	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240318
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '24 at 10:35
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 77.3 1-Core 182 2-Core 356 107% 205 Pts	4-Core 695 8-Core 1,324 120% 1,010 Pts	64-Core 3,202 198% 3,202 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$1,000 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% Asus(1043 8962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Lighting 477 Reflection 452 Parallax 532 389% 487 fps	MRender 533 Gravity 396 Splatting 261 309% 397 fps
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 314%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1XHE-00AFY0 2TB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 433% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3486 3344 2578 1231 1212 1170 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2634 Write 3,605 Mixed 2,532 SusWrite 2,170 618% 2,735 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 73.2 247% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,595 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,289 997% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 608%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 84 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 115 Write 100 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 83.7 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 51.7 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 28.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 27.6 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 4R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	13%	23	215	58	60	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 43S405

History: Score 9: 0P 1R 1G 1B | Score 32: 0P 4R 3G 3B

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16