Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	175% 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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 720 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 195 Parallax 192 148% 189 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 187 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 507 432 707 545 641 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 2,341 Write 295 Mixed 180 SusWrite 583 183% 850 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 16.5 91% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 43.6 132% 311 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 457GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 159 145 250 186 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53% Above average	Read 491 Write 90.8 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 192 46% 213 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 8.8 77% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 33GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 55 88 75 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 78 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 73.4 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 69%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 14GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 51 44 73 56 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 84.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 58.9 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 89%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 293GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 20 11 9.3 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	8.74% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 26 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 13 15% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 8.74% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 113 91 135 122 127 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 158 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 118 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 51 46 78 57 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 132 Write 134 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 60.2 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 255GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 41 36 61 45 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 88 Write 71.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 47.6 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 68%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 101GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 41 30 48 40 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 82.2 Write 22 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 38.6 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 65%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 12GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 44 56 55 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 77.3 Write 67.8 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 54.2 51% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 65%
Lexar JD FireFly 32GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID a810 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 9.2 12 10 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Read 26.2 Write 12.3 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 10.3 17% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C15-16GTZSK 2x16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 37.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	313x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	64x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	57x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	52x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $988

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