Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	210% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	53.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration	448 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 69.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 91% 173 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,189 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 2,243 139% 2,243 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 143 Splatting 131 113% 139 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 808 801 855 748 577 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,065 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 773 292% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 30 135% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 69.1 DQ Mixed 168 218% 421 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 442%
HP S 700 500GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 370GB free Firmware: S042 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 292 290 315 291 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 516 Write 408 Mixed 380 SusWrite 288 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 19 86% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 97.5 DQ Write 15 DQ Mixed 24.2 26% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 94%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 184GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 413 385 356 479 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 2,081 Write 1,430 Mixed 1,717 SusWrite 580 324% 1,452 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 8.4 133% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 84.1 DQ Mixed 130 217% 454 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 390%
WDC WD80 01FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 217 177 231 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 224 Write 222 Mixed 139 SusWrite 199 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 1.6 11% 4.37 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 6.5 5% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 30%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 149 148 158 177 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$108 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 113 130 147 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$108 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 732GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 1.9 33 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 140 113 144 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 117 Write 134 Mixed 80 SusWrite 123 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 217% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 63%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 224 240 208 261 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD My Passport 259D 3TB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 76 79 97 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 89.7 Write 82.7 Mixed 70 SusWrite 81.1 109% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 42%
External USB3.0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 457GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 103 109 136 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 402 Mixed 376 SusWrite 112 426% 325 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 31.9 1,356% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 198%
External USB3.0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 931GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 103 109 136 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 112 142% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 147%
External USB3.0 4TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 121 95 122 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 123 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 104 141% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 85%
External USB3.0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 931GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 121 95 122 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 122 Write 131 Mixed 68 SusWrite 105 143% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.3 224% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 147%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 1,023 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 26.7 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 26.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 3R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	22%	41	109	6	144	27"	2560 1440	RZR1401 RZ39-0276

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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