Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Graphics	248% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 06:02
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 179 2-Core 357 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 703 8-Core 1,365 123% 1,034 Pts	64-Core 2,845 176% 2,845 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% EVGA(3842 4985) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Lighting 373 Reflection 330 Parallax 379 304% 361 fps	MRender 408 Gravity 326 Splatting 214 248% 316 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 247%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,596 Write 224 Mixed 362 224% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 68 249% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1028 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 897 589% 717 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 114GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,493 Write 1,290 Mixed 1,036 283% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 76.4 260% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 272 337% 588 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 388GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 299 Write 323 Mixed 276 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 24.1 81% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 217 166% 226 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 96%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 33GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 305 Write 335 Mixed 314 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 28.3 91% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 237 176% 233 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 262GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 186 Write 153 Mixed 89.6 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
Asmedia USB 3.1 Storage 2TB 139GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 48.4 Write 167 Mixed 117 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.07 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 779GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 117 Write 91.9 Mixed 74.8 71% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18D-32GVK 4x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	157% Outstanding	MC Read 102 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 41.3 175% 61.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 36.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 157%

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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 $1,306Bench 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 $104Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,826

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