Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	484% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,146 107% 890 Pts	64-Core 2,238 138% 2,238 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.3 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 61.8 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3942 4006 4032 4035 4036 4031 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	484% Outstanding	Read 2066 Write 3,771 Mixed 2,195 SusWrite 4,014 686% 3,011 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 89.7 316% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,443 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,362 1,009% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 484% Great: 496%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 802GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 436 436 437 435 437 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 436 Mixed 393 SusWrite 436 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 50.9 168% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 184 142% 196 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 52.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 40.2 126% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 40.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%

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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 $260Bench 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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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