Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 272% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	479% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 04:14
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 176 2-Core 361 113% 211 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 1347 121% 1,023 Pts	64-Core 2,944 182% 2,944 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% PowerColor(148C 2414) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.4.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 268 Parallax 554 222% 365 fps	MRender 409 Gravity 226 Splatting 304 254% 313 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3669 3825 2807 1033 1039 1029 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	479% Outstanding	Read 4291 Write 3,431 Mixed 2,685 SusWrite 2,234 706% 3160 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 92.8 333% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 1,736 DQ Mixed 1,487 1,136% 1,521 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 479% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 435GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4222 4215 4203 2319 1277 1290 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	494% Outstanding	Read 3,142 Write 4,009 Mixed 3,131 SusWrite 2921 746% 3,301 MB/s	4K Read 82.1 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 107 393% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,689 DQ Write 1,434 DQ Mixed 1,508 1,145% 1,544 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 494% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 4x8GB 2,780 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	MC Read 64.7 MC Write 49.3 MC Mixed 50.8 157% 54.9 GB/s	SC Read 33.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 46.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 134%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	455x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16