Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% 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	96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 00:24
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 296 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 802 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 1006 62% 1006 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 97%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 60 Parallax 368 272% 254 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 60 Splatting 185 159% 200 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv256g TOSHIBA 256GB 31,797 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: ADHA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 151 175 166 205 133 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 798 Write 156 Mixed 374 SusWrite 161 81% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 33.2 120% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 655 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 225 211% 343 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 147%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 549GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 2184 1431 1406 1438 1460 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,705 460% 2,050 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 79.7 259% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 774 593% 804 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: VX14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 195 214 203 216 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 27.8 Write 114 Mixed 152 SusWrite 211 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 171% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 38.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 38 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 114%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,852 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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	455x
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	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16