Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% 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	400% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '22 at 06:18
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,138 100% 852 Pts	64-Core 2,725 169% 2,725 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.2% 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 2408) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.8.2 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 234 Parallax 479 179% 311 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 195 Splatting 319 239% 290 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2830 2972 2990 2818 1572 1579 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	400% Outstanding	Read 2648 Write 3,087 Mixed 2,722 SusWrite 2,460 617% 2,729 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 91.7 302% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,106 831% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 400% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 411GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 419 410 404 420 384 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 431 Mixed 399 SusWrite 410 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 52.2 172% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 203 153% 206 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 65 65 65 64 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 466 Write 343 Mixed 335 SusWrite 110 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 27.8 117% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 147 124% 182 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 174 170 171 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 148 Mixed 110 SusWrite 172 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 31 25 27 45 34 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 120 Write 26.7 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 33 62% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.4 161% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3000C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 35.8 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 36.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ 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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	335x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16