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 below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	139% 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	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 16:39
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 102% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,271 113% 958 Pts	64-Core 2,902 180% 2,902 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 67.8 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 67.5 55% 70.1 fps	Gravity 71.7 Splatting 68.2 62% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 156 155 158 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 157 Mixed 290 SusWrite 157 165% 780 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 4.1 105% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 372%
Transcend TS2TSSD220Q 2TB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 24GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 29 28 31 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 505 Write 206 Mixed 242 SusWrite 55 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 17.5 72% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 22.7 30% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 106%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 736GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 91.2 Write 30.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 37.1 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 75%
WD WD8004FRYZ-0 8TB 837 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 237 231 236 237 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 212 Mixed 102 SusWrite 236 142% 194 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 138%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 834GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 30 30 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 88.9 Write 19.7 Mixed 5 SusWrite 29.6 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 72%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 6GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 20 23 21 19 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 68.2 Write 15.6 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 21 37% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3 185% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 59.1 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 27.1 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 28 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 136%

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

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 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 $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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16