Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.3% 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	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 175 2-Core 338 104% 197 Pts	4-Core 668 8-Core 1,046 106% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,494 92% 1,494 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 129 Parallax 118 97% 122 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 123 Splatting 110 89% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 81 75 48 57 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 395 Write 265 Mixed 299 SusWrite 88.1 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 34 123% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 139 121% 179 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 64GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 63 60 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3361 3355 3354 2465 1701 1724 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	444% Outstanding	Read 2,834 Write 3,368 Mixed 3,072 SusWrite 2660 674% 2,984 MB/s	4K Read 80.4 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 112 365% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,323 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,211 908% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 444% Great: 488%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 116GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 80.6 Mixed 94 SusWrite 74.2 67% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVKC 2x8GB 3,123 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 25.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 26 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 126%

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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	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: $1,661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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