Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	238% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	42.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200619
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '23 at 04:03
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 73.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 958 90% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,461 90% 1,461 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX550 series 149 User benchmarks, average bench 16% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1091 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 16.2 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 24.4 13% 21.9 fps	MRender 24.1 Gravity 18 Splatting 22.7 18% 21.6 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1030 1TB SSD 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 700GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS103C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1622 1660 1682 531 72 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,150 Write 1,682 Mixed 1,311 SusWrite 941 288% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 84.8 297% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 862 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 992 738% 968 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 279%
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 345GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 234 410 419 418 417 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 469 Write 427 Mixed 390 SusWrite 387 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 28.8 96% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 165 135% 192 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 113%
WD easystore 240GB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 9GB free Firmware: EF430400 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 357 Mixed 322 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 17 78% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 93.2 DQ Mixed 18.2 37% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 57%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 120 117 112 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 69.4 Write 94.1 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 115 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 340% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 92%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 119GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 56 53 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 113 Write 19.1 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 54.8 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 583GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 78 78 80 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 79.9 Write 84.9 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 77.6 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 61%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 185 185 187 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 170 Mixed 34 SusWrite 185 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 131 130 132 129 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 130 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOy CL18-22-22 D4-3600 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE CL18-22-22 D4-3600 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 28.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 28.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 73%

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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	334x
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	216x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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