Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 265% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 109%, 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	282% 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	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 05:23
Run Duration	386 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 334 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,202 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,781 172% 2,781 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 300 Parallax 323 257% 313 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 258 Splatting 193 212% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% 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: 4488 4564 4568 4562 4558 4562 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	528% Outstanding	Read 2,365 Write 4,263 Mixed 2,538 SusWrite 4550 781% 3,429 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 94.6 310% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,281 974% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 528% Great: 593%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2024 1074 1050 1012 654 1041 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,526 Write 2,640 Mixed 1,876 SusWrite 1,142 407% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 81.7 294% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,495 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,355 1,015% 1,356 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 309%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 2TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1813 1812 1815 1812 1807 1866 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 944 Write 1,851 Mixed 950 SusWrite 1,821 317% 1,392 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 57.4 250% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,483 DQ Write 1,229 DQ Mixed 1,268 974% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 292%
Intel SSDPE2MD020T4 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 1.5TB free Firmware: 8DV101H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 1953 1951 1949 1951 1951 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1018 Write 1,719 Mixed 796 SusWrite 1,952 312% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 54.1 225% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,483 DQ Write 1,250 DQ Mixed 1,147 919% 1,293 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 292%
Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 6.5TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 231 232 231 233 232 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 231 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 264% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 138%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 97 97 97 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 94 Write 172 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 98.2 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 339% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 107%

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 (93^rd percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 59.4 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 47.3 146% 51.1 GB/s	SC Read 33.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 46.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 138% 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	9	7	120	27"	1280 720	AUS27A4 ROG PG27U

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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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16