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 (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	49.7% 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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 09:34
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$340 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 (69^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 66.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,092 103% 856 Pts	64-Core 2,191 136% 2,191 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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 105 Reflection 102 Parallax 91.7 85% 99.5 fps	Gravity 95.3 Splatting 81.1 77% 88.2 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% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 66 60 80 76 69 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	49.7% Average	Read 254 Write 125 Mixed 156 SusWrite 70.7 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 27.8 99% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 82.6 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 75.5 65% 94.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 80%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 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 2,488 Write 2,284 Mixed 1,544 468% 2,106 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 76.9 253% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 649 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 649 486% 646 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 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 79.9 Write 74.9 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 76 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 6GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 91 83 72 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 69.5 Write 67.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 81.8 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.5% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.7% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 28.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 27.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 125%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,866 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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 $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	WD Black SN850X M.2 4TB $293