Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 202% 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 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	197% 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	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 20:49
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 68.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,129 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,151 133% 2,151 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 253 Parallax 308 235% 283 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 243 Splatting 179 193% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 180 51 63 23 66 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 483 Write 284 Mixed 335 SusWrite 108 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 26 105% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 134 103% 142 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 100%
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 78GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 184 173 204 151 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 449 Write 363 Mixed 206 SusWrite 194 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 36.9 113% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 145 108% 147 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 122%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 296GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 1743 2176 1472 646 923 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,933 Write 1,613 Mixed 2,024 SusWrite 1,554 401% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 55.3 172% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 57.8 DQ Mixed 111 212% 460 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 486%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 156 158 179 134 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 183 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 165 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 25.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.1% 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 31: 4R 3G 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
31%	16%	56	26	6	60	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM0F96 U32R59x

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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 $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
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 $106Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,355

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