Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 210% 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	178% 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	396% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 09:51
Run Duration	472 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 330 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,220 112% 936 Pts	64-Core 2,402 149% 2,402 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5300 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 239 Parallax 233 217% 246 fps	MRender 288 Gravity 175 Splatting 142 158% 202 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3106 2463 1813 1796 1816 1804 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,972 Write 3,265 Mixed 2,994 SusWrite 2133 641% 2841 MB/s	4K Read 75.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 102 331% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,135 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 985 734% 981 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 501GB free Firmware: RVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 457 460 463 462 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 466 Mixed 388 SusWrite 460 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 49.2 167% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 223 168% 227 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Ct1000mx 50 1TB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 403GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 438 440 445 442 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 434 SusWrite 441 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 51.5 171% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 205 158% 216 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 513GB free Firmware: RVM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 456 459 462 461 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 467 Mixed 443 SusWrite 459 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 55 183% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 224 168% 226 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 395GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1277 1294 1294 1294 806 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1507 Write 1,288 Mixed 1017 SusWrite 1,208 282% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 82.9 288% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 270 343% 605 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 466GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3336 2572 897 892 891 893 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2963 Write 2,970 Mixed 2,968 SusWrite 1,580 590% 2,620 MB/s	4K Read 80.9 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 112 369% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1193 DQ Write 1014 DQ Mixed 1,101 825% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 500GB free Firmware: RVT2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 457 460 463 462 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 466 Mixed 465 SusWrite 460 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 55.1 182% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 224 168% 226 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 456 460 462 461 460 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 464 Mixed 454 SusWrite 460 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 224 169% 227 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 137%
Ct1000p1 SSD8 P3CR 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 392GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 337 344 344 344 344 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.6% Excellent	Read 362 Write 336 Mixed 337 SusWrite 343 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 37.2 125% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 202 148% 194 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 83%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 124GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 46 45 47 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 142 Write 31.8 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 46.1 81% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.6 140% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2Z3600C18 CMT32GX4M2Z3600C18 G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 64GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	120% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 41.6 127% 44.4 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 40.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%

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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	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	AUS2722 VG27A

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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	1,585x
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