Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% 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	192% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 00:43
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 97% 183 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,138 105% 875 Pts	64-Core 2,189 136% 2,189 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB; Red Devil Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.7.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 239 Parallax 417 170% 288 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 153 Splatting 260 213% 263 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 734 297 462 622 639 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 2,996 Mixed 707 SusWrite 690 282% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 69.1 215% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,496 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 911 813% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 491%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 204GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 250 153 153 153 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 443 Mixed 378 SusWrite 217 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 47 156% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 197 148% 199 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 122%
Gigabyte GP-AG42TB 2TB 2,140 User benchmarks, average bench 374% 1.5TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3904 3974 3990 4000 3994 3958 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	471% Outstanding	Read 1,946 Write 2,338 Mixed 2,254 SusWrite 3,970 597% 2,627 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 84.5 295% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,329 998% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 204% ↑ This bench: 471% Great: 522%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 27 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 82: 10R 10G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
82%	40%	55	327	262	120	34.1"	3440 1440	ACR054F Acer X34 P

History: Score 50: 4R 6G 12B | Score 82: 10R 10G 2B

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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 $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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,659

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