Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	270% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 11:55
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$349 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 300 93% 175 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,174 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 2,814 174% 2,814 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.42 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 36.7 29% 37 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 4TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 494% 2.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 2420 2470 2543 3104 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,984 Write 2,150 Mixed 2,502 SusWrite 2,103 494% 2,185 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 48.1 161% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 453 DQ Write 86.1 DQ Mixed 242 185% 260 MB/s
Poor: 270% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 633%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 121 123 127 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 125 Write 127 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 111 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 100%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$288 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 122 135 131 125 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 179 Write 148 Mixed 120 SusWrite 120 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.4 333% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 133%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 11.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 136 188 227 213 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$183 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 165 189 190 181 187 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$183 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 210 228 231 217 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 146 144 141 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 137 Write 140 Mixed 103 SusWrite 144 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 98%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB (2016)-$229 85 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 202 220 224 210 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 109%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 6TB free Firmware: 4303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 240 248 249 233 241 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 135%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 126 125 123 128 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 145 Write 116 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 123 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x31GB 344 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 17.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 64%

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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: 0P 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	67	55	60	31.5"	1280 720	ENC2971 EV3285

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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 $349Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,598x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,506x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	422x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,035Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	682x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	672x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	474x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	433x
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	110x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	72x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $390	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406