Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 96% 181 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,012 100% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,577 98% 1,577 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 110 Parallax 172 89% 130 fps	MRender 86.7 Gravity 123 Splatting 77.2 77% 95.6 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 455 160 232 166 228 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,444 Write 1,848 Mixed 1,370 SusWrite 299 279% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 82.9 298% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 86.1 254% 545 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 305%
sannobel 360GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free Firmware: R0522A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 413 Mixed 349 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 19.8 112% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 90.7 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 23.2 49% 97.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 299 299 298 298 298 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 451 Mixed 410 SusWrite 315 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 57.9 191% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 12.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 206 201 207 206 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 199 Mixed 208 SusWrite 204 278% 201 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1 386% 7.17 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 1.5 408% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 861GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 95 94 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 94.1 Write 105 Mixed 69 SusWrite 96.1 124% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 64%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250G 250GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 233GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 213 215 216 213 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 254 Write 247 Mixed 246 SusWrite 214 326% 240 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 23.2 1,752% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 26.2 DQ Mixed 23.9 1,787% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 172%
WD Elements 25A3 16TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 10.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 176 169 183 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 189 Mixed 160 SusWrite 178 244% 179 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 2.6 446% 6.6 MB/s	DQ Read 3.1 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 1.9 392% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C18-8GTRS 2x8GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 34.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 37.5 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 158%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	333x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	216x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16