Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 09:46
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,151 105% 878 Pts	64-Core 2,166 134% 2,166 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 224 Parallax 229 182% 225 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 221 Splatting 142 166% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 296 155 126 108 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 859 Write 569 Mixed 570 SusWrite 209 123% 552 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 49.6 185% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 445 DQ Mixed 39.2 120% 254 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 157%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 245GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 392 393 432 433 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 201 Write 106 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 404 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 11.2 52% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 15 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 164GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 418 342 289 276 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 437 Mixed 399 SusWrite 327 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 54.1 178% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 842GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 418 429 442 446 444 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 437 Mixed 419 SusWrite 424 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 55.5 181% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB 12,432 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 80GB free Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 195 196 191 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 475 Write 433 Mixed 195 SusWrite 195 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 39.1 146% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 192 147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 92%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 612GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 52.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 82.8 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 48.2 142% 49.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 40.5 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 138%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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