Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.6% 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	96.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,054 97% 809 Pts	64-Core 1581 98% 1581 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 110 Parallax 171 90% 131 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 119 Splatting 77.2 77% 96.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 803GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 423 121 268 129 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 1,435 Write 1,901 Mixed 961 SusWrite 285 257% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 1.1 63% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 92.8 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 101 76% 101 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 305%
sannobel 360GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 420 406 417 416 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 471 Write 390 Mixed 349 SusWrite 416 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 20.7 117% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 24.2 56% 115 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 299 300 299 297 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 453 Mixed 411 SusWrite 316 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 58.8 195% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 13TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 198 200 205 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 215 Mixed 214 SusWrite 202 288% 209 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1 393% 7.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.4 381% 4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
SHGS31-1 000GS-2 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 931GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 51 50 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	111% Outstanding	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 107 SusWrite 50.9 125% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 20.3 1,643% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 26.2 DQ Mixed 20.9 1,670% 21.8 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 165%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 55 58 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 89.7 Write 90.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 55.9 91% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.3 144% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 64%
WD Elements 25A3 16TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 162 163 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 178 Mixed 152 SusWrite 161 227% 168 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 2.7 426% 6.1 MB/s	DQ Read 3.3 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 2.1 397% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C18-8GTRS 2x8GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 36.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 37.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 158%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	335x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
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 $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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