Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	177% 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	249% 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	39.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 78.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 987 89% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,961 121% 1,961 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 220 Parallax 247 207% 240 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 221 Splatting 162 174% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1469 1435 1408 1478 1456 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,700 Write 893 Mixed 1,070 SusWrite 1449 286% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 45.3 163% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 938 708% 949 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 425%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 505GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 126 124 124 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 115 Write 104 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 123 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%
Jmicron Generic 6TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: 4102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 152 150 150 149 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 113 Write 135 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 150 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 127%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 13GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 132 127 126 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 115 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 128 153% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.3 199% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 96%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 260 Write 57 Mixed 75 128% 131 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 2.2 709% 9.23 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 30.8 DQ Mixed 3.1 1,214% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 117%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 36 35 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 31.2 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 36.5 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 22%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 113 110 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 104 SusWrite 113 173% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 11,909 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 34.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 30 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 0R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	16%	49	106	9	60	84.6"	3840 2160	SAM0FA8 SAMSUNG

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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