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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	344% 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 5900X-$250 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,112 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 2,178 135% 2,178 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 253 Reflection 248 Parallax 306 206% 269 fps	Gravity 235 Splatting 172 176% 204 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 782GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2157 2061 2062 2065 2066 2103 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 3,091 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 2,086 508% 2,256 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70.6 252% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 788 612% 838 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 449GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 451 450 451 451 450 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 448 Mixed 426 SusWrite 451 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 55.4 182% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 303GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1826 1628 1419 1344 1370 1365 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 2,497 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 1,492 477% 2,126 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 83.9 276% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 804 664% 946 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 329GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 70 70 70 68 69 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 68.3 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 57.7 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 38.6 137% 48 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 39.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 131%

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

SkillBench Score 29: 1R 7G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	19%	59	318	247	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

History: Score 37: 3R 5G 7B | Score 29: 1R 7G 3B

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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 $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	331x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	225x
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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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