Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	241% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 08:09
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 321 102% 190 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,203 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,584 160% 2,584 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 36.2 28% 36.6 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 25.9 26% 33.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 720GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1755 1868 1014 968 962 921 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,348 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,620 SusWrite 1,248 373% 1,644 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 80.9 241% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 1024 704% 861 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 677 677 605 603 812 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,848 Write 569 Mixed 870 SusWrite 715 221% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 60.7 221% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 842 688% 980 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 142 153 155 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 135 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 150 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 102 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 96.4 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 100 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%
TDK LoR TF10 8GB 1,321 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 0619 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.7 5% 5.15 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 38.3 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 36.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 139%

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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 $92Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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