Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	86.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 10:56
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1187 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 2,701 167% 2,701 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 211 Reflection 206 Parallax 252 172% 223 fps	Gravity 215 Splatting 173 169% 194 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 469GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1746 1695 1700 1710 1712 1718 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,971 Write 2,164 Mixed 1,777 SusWrite 1,714 430% 1,907 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.3 200% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 646 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 597 451% 604 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 347%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$38 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 431 126 232 188 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 489 Write 422 Mixed 402 SusWrite 303 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 38.6 127% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 174 137% 190 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 93%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 204 205 164 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 210 Mixed 137 SusWrite 190 250% 186 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1.4 390% 4.87 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 2 227% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 96%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 209 199 201 207 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 190 Write 199 Mixed 118 SusWrite 203 240% 177 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1 215% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 50.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 37.5 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 32.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 120%

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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	10	8	100	34"	1280 720	SAM0DC3 CF791

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
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 $76Bench 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) $35	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