Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	388% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 23:49
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$252 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 (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,210 111% 932 Pts	64-Core 2,267 140% 2,267 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 70.4 58% 72.4 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 58.3 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AAT7GD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2312 2336 2307 2281 1715 2271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 2,665 Write 2,364 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 2,204 501% 2,230 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 95.2 323% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 688 615% 931 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 382%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 123GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 28GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 8.5 10 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 14.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 9.9 22% 19 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.8 260% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZRC 2x16GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 41.9 131% 45.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 39.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 3R 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
26%	15%	53	339	275	144	27"	1920 1080	SPT0AB8 Sceptre L27

History: Score 36: 5R 2G 5B | Score 26: 3R 3G 2B

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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 $252Bench 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 $106Bench 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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16