Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 245% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	453% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 23:20
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 327 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,202 110% 921 Pts	64-Core 2,776 172% 2,776 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 270 Parallax 295 234% 284 fps	MRender 336 Gravity 240 Splatting 178 197% 251 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 856GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3290 3303 3243 2422 1594 1600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	453% Outstanding	Read 2,992 Write 3,388 Mixed 3,062 SusWrite 2,575 678% 3,004 MB/s	4K Read 82.9 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 117 382% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,271 956% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 453% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 261GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 454 458 456 456 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 452 Mixed 386 SusWrite 455 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 58.3 192% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1TB free Firmware: RKT4P1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4397 4609 4456 4125 1644 1564 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 2,135 Write 4,304 Mixed 2,568 SusWrite 3,466 710% 3,118 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 102 346% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,552 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,516 1,128% 1,493 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 606%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 455 458 456 457 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 397 Mixed 358 SusWrite 455 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 43.2 150% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 138 125% 192 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 692GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 170 170 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 169 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3800C14-8GTZN 4x8GB 413 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	120% Outstanding	MC Read 51.1 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 41.4 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 31.8 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 153%

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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%	5	348	287	240	27.4"	2560 1440	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

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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 $269Bench 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: $1,673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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) $39	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