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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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.
Boot Drive	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	37.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 01:49
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 173 2-Core 344 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1,145 110% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,596 99% 1,596 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 243 Reflection 216 Parallax 210 198% 223 fps	Gravity 159 Splatting 141 131% 150 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 187 223 223 197 217 MB/s Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69% Good	Read 97.2 Write 236 Mixed 145 SusWrite 214 40% 173 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 29.3 140% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 183 152% 215 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 83%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 591GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 404 398 266 23 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 393 Write 416 Mixed 371 SusWrite 231 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 37.3 136% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 159 125% 172 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 38.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 38.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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