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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	403% 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	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '22 at 20:39
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 179 2-Core 349 112% 208 Pts	4-Core 686 8-Core 1,325 119% 1,005 Pts	64-Core 2,858 177% 2,858 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 708GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2146 2161 2173 2172 2160 2155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	403% Outstanding	Read 2,746 Write 2,507 Mixed 1,653 SusWrite 2,161 509% 2,267 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 92.7 329% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 1287 978% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 403% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 636GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1857 1648 1656 1655 1652 1659 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,696 Write 2,600 Mixed 1,973 SusWrite 1,688 503% 2,239 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 98.9 330% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,238 DQ Mixed 1379 1,037% 1,392 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 415GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 460 426 397 395 347 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 454 Mixed 415 SusWrite 414 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 56.1 185% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 185 149% 210 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 182GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 460 462 462 462 461 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 454 Mixed 430 SusWrite 461 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 43.6 153% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 220 165% 220 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZR 4x16GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 60.7 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 48 148% 51.9 GB/s	SC Read 34.1 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 46.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 9R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
65%	22%	87	327	258	100	0"	3440 1440

History: Score 68: 7R 8G 9B | Score 65: 9R 5G 5B

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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 $194Bench 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