Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	320% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 06:09
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3900XT-$399 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 67 1-Core 140 2-Core 289 87% 165 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 838 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,030 64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 164 Parallax 130 123% 148 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 164 Splatting 115 124% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1247 1267 1344 1400 1385 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,054 Write 1450 Mixed 228 SusWrite 1,312 280% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 65.5 215% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 663 522% 726 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2145 1962 2023 2110 2088 1919 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2245 Write 2,112 Mixed 1,348 SusWrite 2,041 435% 1,937 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.5 219% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 798 610% 823 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 425%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 27GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 24 23 24 24 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 147 Write 23.7 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 22.3 70% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.3 205% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 26.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 26 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 123%

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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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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,677

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16