Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 260% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	208% 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	283% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration	373 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$355 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,239 112% 942 Pts	64-Core 2,820 175% 2,820 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,135 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987); EVGA 3090 FTW3 Ultra CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 284 Parallax 316 253% 303 fps	MRender 335 Gravity 251 Splatting 182 201% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 437 434 436 436 437 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 438 Mixed 401 SusWrite 436 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 52.2 170% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 196 153% 211 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 861GB free Firmware: 42B4S9NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1525 997 928 931 937 934 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 1,565 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 1,042 370% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 84.9 295% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,381 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 528 566% 951 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 370%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 652GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1769 849 845 1051 1012 1039 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,920 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,809 SusWrite 1,094 403% 1,789 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 79.3 288% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 1120 846% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 335%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 8.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 232 231 225 220 223 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.2% Below average	Read 224 Write 212 Mixed 105 SusWrite 226 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 1.5 49% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 5.6 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 1.5 3% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 90%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 67GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 448 188 282 281 284 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 456 Mixed 377 SusWrite 322 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 37.7 135% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 160 135% 196 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 121GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 437 395 310 287 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 455 Mixed 453 SusWrite 392 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 56.1 185% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 183 185 184 187 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 184 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTRS 4x16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 71.1 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 39.8 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 40.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 133% 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 41: 4R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	21%	70	315	249	120	72.3"	2194 1234	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR

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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 $355Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,593x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $229Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,504x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	419x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	679x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	671x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	473x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	428x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	212x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,596

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397