Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	167% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1439 - 32 Bit colors, 1800 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 04:41
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 144 2-Core 268 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 907 85% 708 Pts	64-Core 1318 82% 1318 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 122 32% 69 fps	Gravity 119 Splatting 103 97% 111 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 2,905 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 948 844 920 820 1097 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,546 Mixed 1,129 SusWrite 951 288% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 12.9 52% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 871 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 722 543% 732 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 448%
Amd-raid Array 2 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 5.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 273 297 262 284 275 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 25.2 Write 195 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 284 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.1 73% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 244%
ioSafe G3v2 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 106 120% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 73%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 58GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 21 24 14 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 24.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 20.6 34% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.4 175% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 38.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 28.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	455x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,188

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