Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	187% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	34.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 14:02
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 72.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 89% 167 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,051 97% 809 Pts	64-Core 2,700 167% 2,700 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 176 Parallax 180 145% 178 fps	Gravity 159 Splatting 131 126% 145 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 818 797 838 718 822 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 972 Write 3,461 Mixed 633 SusWrite 874 338% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 47.7 171% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 963 718% 960 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 496%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free Firmware: EIFM21.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4309 2293 1490 1701 1025 1432 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,304 Write 3,418 Mixed 2,523 SusWrite 2,042 582% 2,572 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 90.8 300% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,160 861% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 556%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 233 234 234 235 230 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 160 162 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 147 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 162 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 4x16GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 26.6 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 24.3 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 141%

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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	10	8	60	42.5"	1280 720	ACR0558 Acer ET430K

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	839x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	579x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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