Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 219% 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	191% 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	221% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 1,086 96% 815 Pts	64-Core 2735 169% 2735 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,375 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 256 Parallax 292 225% 275 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 224 Splatting 164 190% 244 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 751GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM52.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1562 103 200 155 278 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,413 Write 1,837 Mixed 1341 SusWrite 686 297% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 80.9 276% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 930 672% 861 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 438%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 466GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 829 833 829 836 831 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 1,957 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 896 369% 1,643 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 72.3 250% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,057 800% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 296%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 452 446 447 448 446 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 452 Mixed 436 SusWrite 448 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 56.4 185% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 203 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 14TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 259 252 254 264 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 252 Write 208 Mixed 115 SusWrite 259 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 1.3 65% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 5 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.5 3% 5.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 45%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$580 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 5.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 446 450 442 449 443 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 446 Mixed 415 SusWrite 445 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 51.5 168% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 190 181 174 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 62.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 42.7 141% 49.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

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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	11	9	60	34"	1280 720	MSI3DB2 MSI MPG343CQR

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,375Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,895

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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