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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	338% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 10:48
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,147 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,940 182% 2,940 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 37CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 462.31 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 73.5 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 69 60% 73.1 fps	Gravity 72.9 Splatting 69.2 63% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 1686 1667 1679 1692 1651 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,656 Write 2,491 Mixed 1926 SusWrite 1,554 484% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.7 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1135 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 930 701% 948 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,707 Write 2,532 Mixed 2,088 544% 2,442 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 98 328% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 984 749% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 753GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 166 Write 106 Mixed 96.5 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 255% 2 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB 1,893 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 912GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 72.3 Write 23.8 Mixed 43.6 35% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 49%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 438GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 48.2 Write 20.4 Mixed 56.3 32% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Facet 16GB 1,259 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 2GB free, PID 5576 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 24.2 Write 13.5 19% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2 115% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 34.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 32.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 103%

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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 $99Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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