Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 240% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	193% 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	299% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	42.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration	499 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,243 112% 943 Pts	64-Core 2,732 169% 2,732 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 269 Parallax 290 227% 279 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 243 Splatting 181 194% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 193% 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: 4673 4766 4774 4774 4762 4783 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	544% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 4,441 Mixed 2,622 SusWrite 4,755 798% 3,498 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 98.8 336% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,043% 1,394 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 544% Great: 593%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 588GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 1083 1043 1028 1007 1037 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,742 Write 2,660 Mixed 1869 SusWrite 1,170 421% 1,860 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 86.9 306% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,507 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1433 1,075% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 309%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 2TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1927 1924 1926 1915 1922 1849 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 1870 Mixed 841 SusWrite 1,910 317% 1,392 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 58.3 263% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,506 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,267 991% 1,367 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 292%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 1.5TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 1796 1797 1784 1794 1794 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,128 Write 1,813 Mixed 1,021 SusWrite 1,793 327% 1,439 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 57.3 243% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,501 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1,287 1,001% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 292%
Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 7TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 128 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 128 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 138%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 96 97 97 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 172 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 98.2 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 300% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 107%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 39GB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 120 121 121 121 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: 118 121 121 124 120 120 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 as expected (60^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 56.6 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 44.1 137% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 43.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 129% 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 61: 8R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	43%	49	294	226	120	27"	2560 1440	AUS27A4 ROG PG27U

History: Score 30: 2R 5G 5B | Score 61: 8R 4G 9B

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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