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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 22:01
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 830 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87BA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 157 Reflection 168 Parallax 145 128% 157 fps	Gravity 127 Splatting 117 107% 122 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 113 Reflection 131 Parallax 111 92% 118 fps	Gravity 96.7 Splatting 95.1 85% 95.9 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1 128GB 715 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM04L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 162 142 157 159 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 412 Write 146 Mixed 135 SusWrite 155 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 19.2 69% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 91 75% 112 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 74%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 146 146 144 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 141 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 145 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 37.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 35.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 42: 6R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	22%	64	296	242	60	27"	2560 1440	ACR0490 XB271HU

History: Score 5: 0R 1G 2B | Score 42: 6R 2G 6B

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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	456x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

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 $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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16