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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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	359% 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	7680 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '24 at 13:40
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 174 2-Core 344 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,315 118% 994 Pts	64-Core 3,041 188% 3,041 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,777 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.61 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 539 Reflection 596 Parallax 818 439% 651 fps	Gravity 583 Splatting 294 368% 438 fps
Poor: 303% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2359 1224 1113 1144 1068 1249 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 3,133 Write 4,180 Mixed 3,038 SusWrite 1,360 660% 2,928 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 83.2 282% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1636 DQ Write 1197 DQ Mixed 1323 1,014% 1,385 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 573%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$89 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 593GB free Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,992 Write 4,086 Mixed 3,144 835% 3,740 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77.6 266% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,559 DQ Write 1347 DQ Mixed 1439 1,082% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 251% Great: 598%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 510GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 84.5 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Corsair Voyager SliderX1 64GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 1a15 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 138 Write 21.1 Mixed 64.6 76% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 128% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 55.4 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 45.3 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 41.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 148%

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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	69	57	120	57.3"	1280 720	SAM73D0 Odyssey G95NC

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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	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,499x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $192Bench 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 $899Bench 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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $37	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