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 above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	340% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 07:03
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 322 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,147 106% 888 Pts	64-Core 2,862 177% 2,862 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% XFX(1EAE 6901) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 273 Reflection 263 Parallax 529 222% 355 fps	Gravity 208 Splatting 301 232% 255 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2472 2222 1520 1498 1496 1497 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 2,288 Mixed 1,897 SusWrite 1,784 481% 2,145 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 83.4 273% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 940 704% 938 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 410%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 360GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3878 3934 3950 3098 814 602 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 1,947 Write 3,154 Mixed 2,207 SusWrite 2,713 569% 2,505 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 79.2 260% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 991 740% 985 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 486%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB-$250 1,449 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 63 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 44.5 145% 50.7 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 41.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	333x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	216x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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