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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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	324% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 16:45
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1115 106% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,610 100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 815 821 814 806 814 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,716 Write 2,625 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 860 455% 2,035 MB/s	4K Read 71.7 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 101 339% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1,189 DQ Mixed 1,281 962% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 355%
Amd-raid Micron_1100_MTFD 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 260GB free Firmware: M0M SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 396 330 250 251 250 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.5% Good	Read 276 Write 245 Mixed 320 SusWrite 312 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 26 97% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 67.1 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 75.4 72% 110 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 79%
Amd-raid ST2000DM008-2FR1 2TB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 169 180 161 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 15.4 Write 164 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 160 67% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 124%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-60W 1TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 743GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 164 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 149 Write 121 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 161 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 102%
Amd-raid ST2000DM008-2FR1 2TB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 174 188 215 215 206 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 130 Write 167 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 198 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 60% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 2x8GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 32.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 37.6 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 124%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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