Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	288% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 02:35
Run Duration	363 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,058 99% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,504 93% 1,504 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 96.8 61% 79.2 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 78 Splatting 49 52% 65.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 976 974 983 981 990 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 2,248 Mixed 1,801 SusWrite 1,038 399% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 80.2 283% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,398 DQ Write 1,154 DQ Mixed 1246 941% 1,266 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 296%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 466GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 990 995 991 994 993 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 2,322 Mixed 1,778 SusWrite 1,056 404% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 82 292% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,497 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,352 1,019% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 297%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 461 424 346 344 344 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 453 Mixed 436 SusWrite 397 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 60.3 200% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 201 151% 203 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 460 460 460 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 453 Mixed 433 SusWrite 460 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 61.3 200% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 203 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 201 199 201 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 210 Mixed 104 SusWrite 200 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 894GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 145 145 145 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 43.1 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 41.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 2R 1G 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
13%	8%	40	101	7	60	34"	3440 1440	AUS3435 ASUS VG34V

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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