Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '22 at 00:23
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 68.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 239 76% 141 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 886 82% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3163) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 111 Parallax 127 100% 120 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 113 Splatting 103 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,206 Write 49.5 Mixed 100 371% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 561 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 6.1 859% 190 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 355GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5619 Write 4,910 Mixed 4,900 1,146% 5,143 MB/s	4K Read 395 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 235 995% 270 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 689 541% 758 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 823GB free Firmware: MK7OHPG3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,298 Write 39.8 Mixed 79.9 1,055% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 570 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3.5 24,173% 192 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 83%
Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: G00A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,723 Write 42.7 Mixed 73.6 917% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 583 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.2 24,674% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 231GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.3 Write 119 Mixed 64.2 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 76%
Seagate ST12000DM001-2JD101 12TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 9TB free Firmware: DN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 225 Write 220 Mixed 124 140% 190 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 2,000% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 25.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 24.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 125%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	313x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $134Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	64x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	58x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	52x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $988

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16