Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	44.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201112
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '24 at 21:31
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$354 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 169 2-Core 330 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,270 114% 960 Pts	64-Core 2,547 158% 2,547 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,769 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Zotac(19DA 4675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 500 Reflection 539 Parallax 749 408% 596 fps	Gravity 552 Splatting 300 360% 426 fps
Poor: 303% Great: 407%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3009 Write 3,428 Mixed 2,592 673% 3,009 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63.4 214% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,417 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,033 803% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 280% Great: 578%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 59.9 Write 66 Mixed 61.5 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 94%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 12.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 257 258 254 257 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL32G36C16U4BL.M16FB 2x31.5GB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 32.4 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 29.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7040 SAMSUNG

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,499x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $196Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $535Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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