Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	417% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 07:14
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 313 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,193 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 2,880 178% 2,880 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987); 08G-P5-3767-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 322 Reflection 278 Parallax 326 262% 308 fps	Gravity 246 Splatting 178 183% 212 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3094 3102 3209 1882 1364 1437 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 2,876 Write 3,291 Mixed 3045 SusWrite 2,348 653% 2,890 MB/s	4K Read 81.2 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 110 362% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1,055 778% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 403GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1894 1510 1330 1324 1328 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2551 Write 1,923 Mixed 1,765 SusWrite 1,545 436% 1,946 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 95.9 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,339 DQ Write 1,101 DQ Mixed 1,213 910% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 410%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 84%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 32GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 35 36 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 142 Write 55.6 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 45.7 100% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.4 233% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTRS 4x8GB 655 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 42.5 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.8 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 3R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	21%	73	329	276	240	27"	2560 1440	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	1,583x
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