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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	443% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,074 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 2,123 131% 2,123 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4051) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 188 Reflection 170 Parallax 159 153% 172 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 113 107% 122 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3374 3364 3378 2174 1692 1699 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 2,908 Write 3,405 Mixed 3093 SusWrite 2,614 679% 3,005 MB/s	4K Read 82.8 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 113 372% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 1,176 872% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 368GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1035 816 817 819 819 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,655 Write 1,861 Mixed 1,745 SusWrite 1,026 406% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 97.7 326% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,281 DQ Mixed 1,295 982% 1,321 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 355%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.33% Terrible	Read 23.2 Write 13.2 Mixed 9.4 SusWrite 13.3 18% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.33% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTR2x31.5GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 51.1 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 43.5 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 38.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 123% 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 0: 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	7	5	240	27"	1280 720	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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