Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 238% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 295% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	227% 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	296% 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	53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 22:28
Run Duration	430 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,242 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 3,170 196% 3,170 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 5275 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	227% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 312 Parallax 344 277% 332 fps	MRender 377 Gravity 274 Splatting 196 221% 282 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 4TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 2.5TB free Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4411 4525 4447 4296 4302 4306 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	483% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,794 Mixed 1,146 SusWrite 4381 503% 2,208 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 92.3 303% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,494 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 1,393 1,036% 1,376 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 483% Great: 593%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 585GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1835 1063 1052 1043 787 974 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,750 Write 2,651 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1,126 418% 1,849 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 82 293% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,529 DQ Write 1,511 DQ Mixed 1,497 1,131% 1,512 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 309%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 2TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1925 1916 1923 1916 1876 1914 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 939 Write 1,864 Mixed 902 SusWrite 1,912 320% 1404 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 58.1 246% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,492 DQ Write 1,355 DQ Mixed 1,284 1,001% 1,377 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 292%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 1.5TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1849 1855 1861 1851 1850 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,153 Write 1,840 Mixed 939 SusWrite 1,853 328% 1,446 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 55.7 231% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1354 DQ Mixed 1,266 991% 1,367 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 292%
Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 7TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 130 129 129 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 118 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 128 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 259% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 138%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 95 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 173 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 98.5 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 339% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 39GB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 121 117 117 121 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 40GB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 124 121 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C17-16GTRSB 4x16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 63.9 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 48 151% 52.7 GB/s	SC Read 33.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 47.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 138%

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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	8	6	120	27"	1280 720	AUS27A4 ROG PG27U

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 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 $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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16