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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	413% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '22 at 16:09
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 176 2-Core 348 110% 205 Pts	4-Core 666 8-Core 1,239 114% 952 Pts	64-Core 2,278 141% 2,278 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 380 Reflection 333 Parallax 378 310% 364 fps	Gravity 321 Splatting 216 230% 269 fps
Poor: 205% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3132 3110 3103 2071 651 637 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	413% Outstanding	Read 2,961 Write 3,239 Mixed 2,983 SusWrite 2,118 637% 2,825 MB/s	4K Read 80 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 111 360% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 1169 DQ Mixed 1,130 864% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 413% Great: 442%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 122GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 130 100 87 90 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 474 Write 421 Mixed 353 SusWrite 147 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 27 90% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 120 117% 187 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 88%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 95GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 427 417 379 122 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 348 Write 121 Mixed 294 SusWrite 368 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 37.8 139% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 162 127% 173 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 175GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 139 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 64 SusWrite 139 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 378GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 112 110 110 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 122 Write 88 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 110 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 59.2 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 44.7 142% 49.5 GB/s	SC Read 32 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.7 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

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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 $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 $102Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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