Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.4% 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	163% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 104% 195 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1223 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 2392 148% 2392 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 100 Parallax 92.2 83% 97.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 80.4 76% 95.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 354 362 361 346 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,080 Write 673 Mixed 838 SusWrite 370 165% 741 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.2 219% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 574 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 626 482% 650 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 164%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 359% 751GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3937 4027 4023 4023 4023 4016 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	483% Outstanding	Read 2,228 Write 3,745 Mixed 2,299 SusWrite 4,008 698% 3,070 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 87.8 306% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,406 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1,200 904% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 483% Great: 500%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 2x16GB 3,742 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 30.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 29.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	75%	24	291	201	144	27"	2560 1440	VTK0270 VIOTEK GN27DB

History: Score 41: 7R 1G 3B | Score 68: 9R 7G 2B

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $363Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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 $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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