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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	145% 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	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201111
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 19:25
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3900XT-$450 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 67.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 92% 177 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,170 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86D2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 117 Reflection 111 Parallax 112 96% 113 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 96.1 88% 99.8 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 453GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 1016 58 66 100 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,204 Write 1,656 Mixed 1,220 SusWrite 441 255% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 50 168% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 96.7 DQ Mixed 184 191% 332 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 299%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 181GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1538 188 93 92 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,123 Write 1,558 Mixed 1,216 SusWrite 593 254% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 49.5 163% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 164 179% 319 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 299%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 678GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 123 46 42 65 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 451 Write 260 Mixed 231 SusWrite 72.1 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 5.8 48% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 41.3 DQ Mixed 29.7 35% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 58%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 4TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 222 208 224 233 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 235 Write 240 Mixed 144 SusWrite 218 154% 209 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 430% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 98%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 220 213 222 229 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 2TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 734GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 89 89 86 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 181 Write 181 Mixed 28 SusWrite 87.7 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.4% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 28.2 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 120%

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	27"	1280 720	DEL41B0 DELL U2720Q

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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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,504

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