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 below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	52.3% 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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 00:52
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 68.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,195 107% 906 Pts	64-Core 2,186 135% 2,186 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92% 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 102 Parallax 92.2 84% 99.4 fps	Gravity 95 Splatting 80.2 77% 87.6 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% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 61 67 73 80 79 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.3% Above average	Read 265 Write 125 Mixed 162 SusWrite 72.6 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 26.3 107% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 83 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 97.6 76% 102 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 80%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 25GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,492 Write 2,275 Mixed 1,586 470% 2,117 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77.5 254% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 639 DQ Mixed 654 489% 648 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 11GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 78 78 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 75 Write 73.7 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 76.4 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 15GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 83 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 67.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 82.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 76%
SP SD 64GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 14GB free, PID 0716 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	9.81% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 19.1 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 19.5 24% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 64% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.81% Great: 19%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 28 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 27.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.3% 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 $259Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	333x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	216x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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