Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	185% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 10:44
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,210 109% 916 Pts	64-Core 2,220 137% 2,220 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 116 Parallax 120 97% 118 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 82.6 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 10 54 54 54 57 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1456 Write 910 Mixed 897 SusWrite 125 188% 847 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 82.2 297% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 219 278% 478 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 242%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 180 185 183 188 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 202 Write 176 Mixed 108 SusWrite 184 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 0.7 12% 4.67 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 23%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 108GB free Firmware: 3BKT SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 54 54 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 50 Write 54.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 53.8 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 162 163 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 162 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 24GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 105 SusWrite 97.7 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 109%
Fujitsu MHY2160BH 160GB-$45 1,038 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 80GB free Firmware: 0081000D SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 32 Write 31 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 50.5 25% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 27%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 2,396 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 45.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 46.7 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 36%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 182 183 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 172 Mixed 96 SusWrite 182 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 36.5 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 34.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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 $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	455x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	101x

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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16