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 above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	361% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 14:29
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 67.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 92% 177 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,045 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,477 91% 1,477 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% PwrHis(1787 2337) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 33.7 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 40.8 28% 35 fps	Gravity 29.3 Splatting 35.5 29% 32.4 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1844 1839 1840 1859 1679 1582 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 1,866 Mixed 1,777 SusWrite 1,774 448% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 92 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1,240 931% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 472 474 474 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 464 Mixed 401 SusWrite 473 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 59.7 197% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 152% 204 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 177 Mixed 142 SusWrite 181 126% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 252% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 89 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 94.6 Mixed 61 SusWrite 87.8 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 51%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 108 106 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 107 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 114 114 112 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 120 Write 77 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 113 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 28.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 154%

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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 $106Bench 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 $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: $1,661

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 $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 $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