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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	352% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 20:46
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 898 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,355 84% 1,355 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.9 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 92.2 75% 91 fps	Gravity 81.1 Splatting 71.7 67% 76.4 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

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% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1746 2273 1577 1415 1450 1439 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2633 Write 2,562 Mixed 1,908 SusWrite 1650 491% 2,188 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 93.8 313% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,108 824% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 52GB free Firmware: P190710b SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 428 430 430 427 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 446 Mixed 424 SusWrite 430 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 44.3 164% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 194 139% 177 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 745GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 201 201 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 138 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 199 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 32GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 61 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 114 Write 68 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 44 86% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.8 220% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTR2x16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 35.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 37.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 153%

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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 $107Bench 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: $1,662

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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