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 (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 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 (81^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 68.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 96% 183 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,166 107% 894 Pts	64-Core 2,195 136% 2,195 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 104 Reflection 102 Parallax 92.6 85% 99.6 fps	Gravity 94.8 Splatting 79.7 76% 87.2 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% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 78 77 76 64 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.7% Below average	Read 250 Write 125 Mixed 157 SusWrite 77.9 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 26.1 64% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 35.7% 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 2,505 Write 2,284 Mixed 1,572 471% 2,121 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77 254% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 643 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 651 486% 644 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: 73 75 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 78.5 Write 77.8 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 76.2 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$39 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 6GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 92 84 75 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 68.1 Write 70.3 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 81.8 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.2% 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	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 27.5 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 125%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 205%

UFO

Desktop 104%

UFO

Workstation 224%

UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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