Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 238% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	214% 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	350% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (51^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-$241 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 327 101% 191 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1199 110% 922 Pts	64-Core 2,257 140% 2,257 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 279 Parallax 310 260% 303 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 252 Splatting 188 206% 262 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 826GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3355 2706 1680 1690 1701 1715 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 1,282 Write 3,367 Mixed 3,014 SusWrite 2141 561% 2,451 MB/s	4K Read 80.4 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 112 365% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 1213 910% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 477%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2157 1190 1198 1196 1197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,521 Write 2,399 Mixed 1,770 SusWrite 1,559 463% 2,062 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 90.2 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 1,265 DQ Mixed 1,307 982% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C14-16GTZN 2x16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 28.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 27.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 168%

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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%	24	8	5	280	27"	1280 720	AUS278F VG279QM

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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 $355Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,596x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $241Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,505x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	680x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	672x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	430x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,460

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