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 as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 03:55
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$370 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,159 106% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,190 136% 2,190 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 104 Reflection 101 Parallax 90.1 84% 98.2 fps	Gravity 93.3 Splatting 79.5 76% 86.4 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 82 65 76 82 84 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.3% Above average	Read 261 Write 125 Mixed 163 SusWrite 80.3 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 29.8 115% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 83.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 95.8 75% 101 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 80%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 33GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,502 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,577 471% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 80.8 268% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 726 544% 723 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 11GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 78 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 77.1 Write 76 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 75.9 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$39 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 15GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 68.2 Write 59.7 Mixed 9.4 SusWrite 82.3 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 2x16GB 3,742 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 43.7 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 37.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	335x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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 $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16