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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	405% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '21 at 16:55
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,159 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 2,912 180% 2,912 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% XFX(1682 9380) CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 32.7 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 41.2 27% 37 fps	Gravity 32.4 Splatting 24.5 25% 28.5 fps
Poor: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$81 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 766GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4188 4191 2059 1817 1666 1663 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 3006 Write 4194 Mixed 3,056 SusWrite 2,597 727% 3,213 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 81.8 280% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 923 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 840 644% 872 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 595%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 931GB free Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2020 1726 1734 1724 1722 1723 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,937 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,823 SusWrite 1,775 440% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.7 222% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 690 518% 690 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 349%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 466GB free Firmware: 0002LIM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 128 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 77%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GL001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 6 4.4 3.1 3.3 3.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 74 Write 72.8 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 8.1 32% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 848GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 107 104 104 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 106 Write 109 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 104 128% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 39.3 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 37.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	5	30	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7770 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	455x
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	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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