Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,027 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,462 90% 1,462 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 39.4 37% 43.3 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.4 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 379 365 363 363 359 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 435 Mixed 359 SusWrite 367 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 47.9 168% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 195 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 99GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 381 387 361 335 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 487 Write 254 Mixed 289 SusWrite 360 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 29.1 108% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 130 99% 137 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 331GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 465 464 464 464 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 451 Mixed 397 SusWrite 462 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 49.9 171% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 154 152 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 154 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 39.9 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 120%

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Gaming 205%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 224%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	100x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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