Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200619
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 277 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 771 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,028 64% 1,028 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 120 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	Gravity 116 Splatting 97.7 93% 107 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,173 Write 1,104 Mixed 524 276% 1,267 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 48.5 213% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 769 602% 837 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$40 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 122 Write 109 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 95.2 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 86%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 390GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 54.9 Write 54.7 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 53.5 68% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GFX 2x8GB 2,354 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 35.8 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 33 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 80.9 50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 126%

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

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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 $245Bench 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 $1,198Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,550

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16