Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '21 at 18:02
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,160 106% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,326 144% 2,326 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3863 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 142 Reflection 129 Parallax 148 116% 140 fps	Gravity 113 Splatting 97.5 92% 105 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,677 Write 2,546 Mixed 1,868 526% 2,364 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 94.7 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,206 901% 1,201 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WD Game Drive 1TB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 73GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 745 661 650 680 641 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 134GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 47 25 37 21 103 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44% Average	Read 456 Write 317 Mixed 254 SusWrite 75.1 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 10.7 57% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 78.4 DQ Mixed 17.6 35% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 106%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 262GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 87.7 Write 110 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 97 21% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 7.9 DQ Mixed 2.1 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 18%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 104 92 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 121 Write 97.5 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 102 131% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 66%
SanDisk SDDR-C531 Reader 64GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 34GB free, PID cfcc Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 32 35 36 33 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 33.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 34.3 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.2 275% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 42.4 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 39.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 116% 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 22: 2R 2G 6B (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%	28%	36	109	6	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	456x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	215x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	101x

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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16