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 as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	328% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '21 at 17:53
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 311 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 920 91% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1677 1604 1686 1663 1571 1730 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,010 Write 2,391 Mixed 1,892 SusWrite 1,655 448% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 84.2 294% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1367 DQ Write 1143 DQ Mixed 1,215 921% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 349%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 604GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 438 439 438 450 448 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 446 Mixed 334 SusWrite 444 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 33.3 131% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 115%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 461GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 385 361 365 361 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 451 Mixed 387 SusWrite 381 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 48.9 168% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 180 141% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 30.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 31 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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: 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	8	6	64	0"	1280 720

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16