Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.5% 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	280% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 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	Dec 15 '21 at 14:14
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$369 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 174 2-Core 348 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,117 110% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,703 105% 1,703 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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 (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 110 Parallax 156 85% 123 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 114 Splatting 75.8 75% 93.7 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 801GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2497 958 957 966 962 961 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,234 Write 3,685 Mixed 2,328 SusWrite 1,217 535% 2,366 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 80 263% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 781 581% 775 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 486%
sannobel 360GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 403 405 405 405 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 496 Write 410 Mixed 367 SusWrite 401 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 18.3 108% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 24.5 52% 103 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 297 298 298 297 297 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 451 Mixed 423 SusWrite 314 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 54.9 181% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 207 200 208 209 207 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 225 Mixed 196 SusWrite 205 287% 210 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1 390% 7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 1.4 353% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%
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: 116 117 118 117 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 116 141% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 64%
WD Elements 25A3 16TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 160 164 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 172 Write 169 Mixed 148 SusWrite 162 221% 163 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 2.5 418% 5.67 MB/s	DQ Read 3.2 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 1.9 386% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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 (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 34.6 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.8 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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 $369Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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 $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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