Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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.
Boot Drive	339% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$246 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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,217 111% 932 Pts	64-Core 2,308 143% 2,308 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 114 Parallax 103 92% 110 fps	Gravity 105 Splatting 101 91% 103 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1383 1400 1385 1403 1391 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2668 Write 2,451 Mixed 1,928 SusWrite 1435 475% 2,121 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 94.9 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 1,089 803% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 410%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 90GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 77.1 Write 69.6 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 73.9 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 68%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 333GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 112 Write 126 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 5.9 101% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 63%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 179GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 159 160 158 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 163 Write 128 Mixed 87 SusWrite 158 177% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 58GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 156 158 159 158 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 182 Write 170 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 156 191% 145 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 195% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%
ST8000DM 002-1YW112 8TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 249GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 5.9 114% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 57.1 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 41.9 133% 46.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 39.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 140%

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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	9	7	60	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16