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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	369% 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	61.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration	500 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 5950X-$416 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,131 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,873 178% 2,873 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$108 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2369 859 854 886 1017 896 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 3,019 Write 2,992 Mixed 3,168 SusWrite 1,147 580% 2,581 MB/s	4K Read 85.4 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 121 396% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,218 913% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 50GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 465 464 464 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 460 Mixed 433 SusWrite 464 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 56.5 190% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 217 163% 219 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 131%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$89 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 435GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3396 3400 2859 752 752 759 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	416% Outstanding	Read 3,024 Write 3,272 Mixed 3,057 SusWrite 1,986 639% 2,835 MB/s	4K Read 82.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 115 373% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,341 DQ Write 1237 DQ Mixed 1,290 968% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 416% Great: 442%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 138 137 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 149 Mixed 101 SusWrite 136 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 98%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 506GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 121 122 121 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 92.1 Write 89.7 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 120 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 65.1 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 48.6 153% 53.7 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 45.3 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 143%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 1R 1G 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
10%	3%	119	12	5	64	0"	2560 1440

History: Score 12: 1R 2G 1B | Score 21: 3R 2G 0B | Score 10: 1R 1G 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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 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	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16