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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	435% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '23 at 04:00
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$176 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 175 2-Core 350 110% 206 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,135 110% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,555 96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% ASRock(1849 5238) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 249 Reflection 256 Parallax 520 203% 342 fps	Gravity 218 Splatting 335 253% 276 fps
Poor: 183% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie 4.0 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 486% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SN11273 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2936 3157 3277 1173 924 814 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 4,069 Write 3,952 Mixed 3,081 SusWrite 2047 737% 3,287 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 88.8 302% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,156 877% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 374% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 622%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 325GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 209 205 264 201 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,257 Write 2,159 Mixed 566 SusWrite 418 247% 1100 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 12 87% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 18.7 165% 423 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$79 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 150 152 150 152 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 85.4 Write 104 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 150 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 3,950 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 37.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.5 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 39.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 115%

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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 $240Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $370Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 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 $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Total price: $1,480

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369