Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	190% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 09:48
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$15 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 214 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 925 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,388 86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 86% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	174% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 214 Parallax 240 206% 235 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 220 Splatting 157 167% 211 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 64GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 298 299 298 298 298 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 444 Mixed 386 SusWrite 316 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 54.9 182% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 620GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 673 659 673 674 676 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 784 Write 690 Mixed 706 SusWrite 672 161% 713 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 81.4 266% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 1,093 733% 883 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 410%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 127 128 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 147 Write 145 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 128 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1 11% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 1.7 3% 5.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 39%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 272GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 442 442 445 440 439 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 432 Mixed 434 SusWrite 441 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 53.1 173% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 193 146% 197 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 887GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 173 179 180 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 172 Mixed 108 SusWrite 179 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 991GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 116 128 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 81 SusWrite 126 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 100%

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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 $249Bench 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 $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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

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Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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