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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	197% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 61.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 205 70% 127 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 655 63% 519 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon RX 580 9,899 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Dell(1028 1701) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.30.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 54.3 Parallax 42.2 22% 41 fps	Gravity 31.5 Splatting 40.9 33% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% Great: 42%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 76 56% 77.4 fps	Gravity 82.2 Splatting 83 73% 82.6 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 551GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1739 1794 1739 1312 194 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,550 Write 1,882 Mixed 1,384 SusWrite 1,171 338% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 47.2 154% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 348 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 333%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 238GB free Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 345 341 341 343 347 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,601 Write 673 Mixed 1,029 SusWrite 393 204% 924 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 44 145% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 484 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 428 319% 425 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 661GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 194 195 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 168 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 193 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 198 194 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 134 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 196 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 66 27 31 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 38 Write 60.6 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 39.2 64% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 59% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 12.5 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 104%

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

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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	331x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	225x
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) $35	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