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 way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 23:50
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 72.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 901 82% 689 Pts	64-Core 2103 130% 2103 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 97%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 26.2 18% 23.7 fps	Gravity 28.9 Splatting 25.9 24% 27.4 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 21%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.5 38% 48.6 fps	Gravity 46.9 Splatting 61 49% 54 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 114 94 85 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 366 Write 300 Mixed 270 SusWrite 125 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 21.9 82% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 95.7 93% 147 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 97%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 167GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 882 872 888 872 842 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,097 Write 1459 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 891 339% 1,517 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 47.7 168% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 618 459% 611 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 43GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 174 179 174 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 355 Write 178 Mixed 218 SusWrite 174 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 20.8 80% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 138 120% 179 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 897GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 100 103 108 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 165 Write 76.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 100 67% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 4x8GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 34.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 109%

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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 $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 $98Bench 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: $1,653

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