Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 216% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 241% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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	347% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	49.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 03:28
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,243 113% 947 Pts	64-Core 2303 142% 2303 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5448 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 256 Parallax 329 247% 296 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 240 Splatting 175 201% 257 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2002 2034 1603 1609 1599 1570 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,912 Write 3,086 Mixed 2,868 SusWrite 1,736 597% 2,651 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 88.7 288% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 604 DQ Mixed 793 588% 786 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 488%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 388GB free Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1673 1712 1675 1452 883 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,985 Write 1,821 Mixed 2,105 SusWrite 1,507 470% 2,104 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 42.8 180% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1098 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 182 237% 457 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 578%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1TB free Firmware: 4110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 392 388 382 378 373 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 442 Write 408 Mixed 318 SusWrite 383 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 26.1 105% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 76 DQ Mixed 167 123% 167 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 428GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 415 440 416 438 412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 505 Write 433 Mixed 434 SusWrite 426 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 28.3 112% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 159 117% 159 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 139GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 384 403 383 399 374 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 392 Write 411 Mixed 263 SusWrite 392 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 28.1 96% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 64.9 DQ Mixed 137 107% 153 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 106%
St5000dm 000-1FK178 5TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 182 173 183 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 93.5 Write 143 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 177 26% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.8 6% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 2 2% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 19%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 532GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 154 156 153 151 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 146 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 155 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 292% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3533 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 51.4 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 41 127% 44.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 40.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 121% 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: 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	7	5	75	85.3"	1280 720	HPN3378 NV Surround

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 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	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $274	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