Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 203% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	158% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	455% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 00:41
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 167 2-Core 334 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,285 115% 969 Pts	64-Core 2,882 178% 2,882 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 231 Parallax 391 157% 272 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 148 Splatting 250 200% 246 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 845GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3309 3385 3403 2365 1633 1635 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	455% Outstanding	Read 3,002 Write 3,391 Mixed 3,106 SusWrite 2,622 684% 3030 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 114 378% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1269 954% 1,276 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 455% Great: 488%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 232GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1287 334 301 301 301 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1355 Mixed 674 SusWrite 471 250% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 59.8 236% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,157 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 861 737% 1078 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 231GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 428 391 345 335 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 453 Mixed 390 SusWrite 404 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 57.7 189% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 203 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 104GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 463 463 463 462 462 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 452 Mixed 392 SusWrite 463 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 57.8 190% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 202 152% 204 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 180 180 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 165 Mixed 92 SusWrite 179 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZRC 4x8GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 43.1 145% 50.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

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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 $106Bench 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: $1,661

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