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 as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	289% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 04:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 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 below expectations (22^nd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 277 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1016 94% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3898) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 272 Reflection 233 Parallax 261 222% 255 fps	Gravity 219 Splatting 164 166% 192 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2082 1993 2254 1246 1329 1580 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,778 Write 1817 Mixed 2,040 SusWrite 1,747 417% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 68.8 216% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,009 745% 983 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 526%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 136GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 98 101 103 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 106 Write 89.6 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 99.2 120% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 135 140 142 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 148 Write 153 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 144 182% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZRC 4x16GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 60.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 39.7 131% 45.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 35.1 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 132%

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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	10	8	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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