Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 243% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	204% 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	319% 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, 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 05:18
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 291 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1158 97% 840 Pts	64-Core 2,815 174% 2,815 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Asus(1043 04F8) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 278 Parallax 564 212% 367 fps	MRender 424 Gravity 222 Splatting 322 262% 323 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 705GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3352 3369 2778 1591 1587 1582 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	434% Outstanding	Read 2,938 Write 2,810 Mixed 3,082 SusWrite 2,376 632% 2,802 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 113 367% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,256 945% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 434% Great: 526%
Ssdpemkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7003 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1221 926 890 897 339 889 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,408 Write 1,172 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 860 321% 1,449 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 113 382% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 1,110 840% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 196 202 210 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 138 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 202 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 136 174 213 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 106 Write 98.9 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 179 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.1 283% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C15-8GTZR 2x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 60.9 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 42 146% 51.1 GB/s	SC Read 34.6 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 43.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	8	6	165	27"	1280 720	AUS2785 VG27B

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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