Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 276% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% 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	566% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 18:54
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,257 114% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,906 180% 2,906 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5075 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 309 Parallax 351 275% 333 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 279 Splatting 196 221% 282 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4478 4492 4494 4512 4501 2008 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	566% Outstanding	Read 3,660 Write 4,524 Mixed 3,245 SusWrite 4,081 877% 3,877 MB/s	4K Read 73.6 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 96.5 342% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,365 DQ Mixed 1,479 1,106% 1474 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 566% Great: 573%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 16GB 2,897 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 3.1 4.8 4.9 4.2 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	9.42% Terrible	Read 23.2 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.8 9% 8.93 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.6 150% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.42% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 59.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 28.8 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 27.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 148%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $260Bench 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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $167Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,515

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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