Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 198% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% 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	344% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 04:43
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 323 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,001 99% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4080) ≥ 4GB; aorus xtreme 3080ti CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 276 Parallax 336 252% 307 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 253 Splatting 187 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 1229 1622 1594 1350 1366 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2698 Write 2,542 Mixed 1,904 SusWrite 1,363 477% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 97.6 323% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,115 850% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 435%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 205GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 1519 1522 1520 1525 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 2,221 Mixed 1,813 SusWrite 1573 429% 1,903 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 72.7 244% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 1,149 867% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 334%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 218 218 217 217 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 206 Mixed 109 SusWrite 219 138% 189 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 500% 4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 118%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 209 214 205 211 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4000 C19 4x8GB 1,741 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 29.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 133%

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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	7	5	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $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) $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