Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	362% 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, 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 04:48
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$179 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 971 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,532 95% 1,532 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 50.1 Parallax 45.1 39% 47.8 fps	MRender 41.6 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 39 34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1609 1989 2058 2074 2080 2018 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 1,975 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 1,971 426% 1,907 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 79.2 286% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1100 DQ Write 1,152 DQ Mixed 997 785% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 81GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,682 Write 2,606 Mixed 1,980 540% 2,423 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 98.4 327% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 1,160 DQ Mixed 1,126 858% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Amd-raid Array 1 12TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 4TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 540 540 539 539 533 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 460 Mixed 173 SusWrite 530 290% 398 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 4 764% 5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 293%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 150 Write 21.2 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 21.8 57% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.4 156% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 2x8GB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 49.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 46.8 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 46.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

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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 $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 $114Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16