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 (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	315% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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	122.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '23 at 23:36
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 180 2-Core 353 107% 204 Pts	4-Core 696 8-Core 1,360 122% 1,028 Pts	64-Core 2,749 170% 2,749 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$990 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Gigabyte(1458 40BE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Lighting 481 Reflection 458 Parallax 481 392% 473 fps	MRender 581 Gravity 386 Splatting 277 323% 415 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 305%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,091 Write 4,703 Mixed 3,126 819% 3,640 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 89.9 337% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,721 DQ Write 1,454 DQ Mixed 1537 1,165% 1,571 MB/s
Poor: 280% Great: 578%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1TB free Firmware: 613200WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,307 Write 3,019 Mixed 2,665 599% 2,664 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 93.9 346% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,851 DQ Write 1,588 DQ Mixed 1,641 1,251% 1,693 MB/s
Poor: 280% Great: 578%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 184 Write 170 Mixed 110 115% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 101 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 34.8 160% 56 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 33.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ 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 30: 0P 3R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	15%	66	218	60	60	34.1"	3440 1369	DELA149 Dell AW3420DW

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $190Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	470x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16