Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 213% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	213% 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	354% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '21 at 17:18
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 63.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 91% 175 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,174 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,092 130% 2,092 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 97%

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: 471.68 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 292 Parallax 318 258% 309 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 257 Splatting 188 209% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% 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% 530GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2056 2055 2058 2092 2071 2080 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,654 Mixed 1,442 SusWrite 2,069 490% 2,179 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 74.9 273% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 798 DQ Mixed 940 700% 933 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 701 707 639 624 622 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 804 Write 708 Mixed 707 SusWrite 666 162% 721 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 85.4 283% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 1,053 715% 871 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 340%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 122GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,499 Write 3,113 Mixed 1,483 528% 2,365 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 73.4 266% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 1,048 788% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3000C15-16GVR 2x16GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 0R 6G 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
22%	71%	14	107	6	100	34"	3440 1440	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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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