Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	343% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 days ago, 15 days ago, 15 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240318
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 17:47
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 183 2-Core 364 115% 214 Pts	4-Core 715 8-Core 1,400 125% 1,057 Pts	64-Core 3,215 199% 3,215 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 8825) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 191 176% 161 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 145 Splatting 128 124% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3054 1004 1001 990 993 996 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,838 Write 3,187 Mixed 2,908 SusWrite 1,340 578% 2,568 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 88.1 282% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,508 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1,318 992% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 442%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 782GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2365 2207 1493 1487 1513 1514 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 2,408 Mixed 1,924 SusWrite 1,763 489% 2,177 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 82.6 268% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,639 DQ Write 1,365 DQ Mixed 1,469 1,109% 1,491 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 410%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 94GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 217 211 262 271 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69% Good	Read 396 Write 277 Mixed 294 SusWrite 239 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 27.1 90% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 155 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZSW 4x8GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	MC Read 65.4 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 52.7 161% 56.4 GB/s	SC Read 35.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 48.8 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 137%

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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	68	56	165	27"	2560 1369	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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	415x

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	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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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