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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	329% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '21 at 01:18
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 99% 188 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,207 110% 923 Pts	64-Core 2,280 141% 2,280 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 05C7) ≥ 4GB; Asus ROG Strix RX 6700 XT Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 148 Reflection 135 Parallax 300 121% 194 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 168 139% 154 fps
Poor: 113% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 2087 2259 2247 1511 1120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,733 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 1,882 436% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 89.6 302% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,137 855% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 365%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 340GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 418 424 416 414 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 425 Mixed 389 SusWrite 414 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 52.4 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 130 120% 185 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%
OCZ VERTEX2 55GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 29GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 27 28 29 29 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.4% Below average	Read 173 Write 30.4 Mixed 60 SusWrite 28.2 16% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 31.2 4K Mixed 18.7 70% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 77.2 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 43.1 35% 50.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 58%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 919GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1970 2052 2152 2154 2159 2153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 1,616 Write 1,972 Mixed 1,734 SusWrite 2,106 421% 1,857 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 81.6 278% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,174 883% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 365%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 83 83 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 503 Write 80.2 Mixed 136 SusWrite 84.1 43% 201 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 46.4 160% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 79 DQ Mixed 124 100% 144 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 132%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 4x31.8GB 1,913 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 49.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 27.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 27.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 149%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 28: 3R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	14%	83	320	253	60	27"	2560 1440	LEN65EE LEN Y27q-20

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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 $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $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) $30	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