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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '23 at 00:36
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$144 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 171 2-Core 333 102% 193 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 990 103% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% PowerColor(148C 2422) ≥ 4GB Ram: 24GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 375 Reflection 475 Parallax 806 306% 552 fps	Gravity 324 Splatting 490 372% 407 fps
Poor: 216% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303226 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,289 Write 1,243 Mixed 790 246% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 42.2 178% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 321 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 214%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 194 88 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 420 Mixed 371 SusWrite 159 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 36.7 147% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 163 134% 191 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%
Spcc M.2 SSD 128GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 118GB free Firmware: U1209A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 94 107 91 99 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.5% Poor	Read 31.3 Write 97.2 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 90.3 15% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 9.8 62% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 15 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 28.3 24% 34.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 91%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 487GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 80 82 80 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 88.5 Write 93.3 Mixed 32 SusWrite 80.5 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 62%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 108GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 114 116 115 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 90.3 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 115 57% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX4000C19D4/8GX KHX3600C17D4/8GX KHX4000C19D4/8GX KHX3600C17D4/8GX 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 29.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 28.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 116%

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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	71	59	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7767 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $162Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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