Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 195% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	271% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 13:02
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 328 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,169 109% 910 Pts	64-Core 2313 143% 2313 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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: 466.77 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 218 Parallax 243 181% 228 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 225 Splatting 184 181% 227 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 310 303 301 302 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 473 315% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 88.3 310% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 993 773% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 911GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 452 451 451 451 452 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 450 Mixed 404 SusWrite 452 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 54 178% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 195 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 135%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1958 1957 1953 1551 1530 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,604 Write 1,950 Mixed 1,845 SusWrite 1,817 460% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 94.4 319% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,426 DQ Write 1,309 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,017% 1361 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 435%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 106 Write 16.7 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 15 40% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 118% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZR 4x8GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 62.1 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 46.8 147% 51.6 GB/s	SC Read 32.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 21: 2R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	23%	31	111	7	60	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
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 $95Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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