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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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	145% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 23:11
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 165 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,242 112% 942 Pts	64-Core 3,078 190% 3,078 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5051) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 246 Reflection 224 Parallax 217 200% 229 fps	Gravity 166 Splatting 133 130% 149 fps
Poor: 139% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 CORE 2TB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM52.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 411 428 211 501 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,649 Write 3,330 Mixed 1,436 SusWrite 482 390% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 6.6 104% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 446 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 343 292% 425 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 16GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 444 Mixed 410 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 52.5 172% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 165 139% 203 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 383GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 220 159 164 161 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 452 Mixed 443 SusWrite 220 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 49 161% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 163 131% 187 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 215 118 103 76 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 489 Write 189 Mixed 289 SusWrite 175 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 48.5 163% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 125 111% 170 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 126%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 376GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 101 98 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 73.3 Write 73.4 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 97.7 49% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZKK 4x8GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 56.4 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 43.5 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 40.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 5R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	11%	87	110	6	75	27"	2560 1440	ACI27B5 ASUS PB277

History: Score 33: 4R 3G 4B | Score 38: 5R 4G 1B

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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