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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	115.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 13:28
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 5900X-$246 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 71.4 1-Core 174 2-Core 348 103% 198 Pts	4-Core 681 8-Core 1,215 114% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,259 140% 2,259 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 318 Reflection 302 Parallax 334 260% 318 fps	Gravity 260 Splatting 196 198% 228 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,891 Write 3,280 Mixed 1,246 550% 2,472 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 20.1 148% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1277 895% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3236 3233 2920 1697 1688 1686 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 2,879 Write 3,177 Mixed 2,970 SusWrite 2,410 645% 2,859 MB/s	4K Read 74.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 103 338% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,524 DQ Write 1,246 DQ Mixed 1,369 1,030% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 526%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$580 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 264 163 161 166 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 444 Mixed 417 SusWrite 226 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 53 175% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 211 159% 213 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 129%
G-drive USB-C 10TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 142 149 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 137 Mixed 102 SusWrite 146 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 280% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4E3200C16 4x31.8GB 1,037 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 26 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 26.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 138%

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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 $246Bench 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: $1,138

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