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 below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	372% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	37.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '24 at 19:50
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^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-$360 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 70.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 333 98% 189 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,095 105% 867 Pts	64-Core 2,703 167% 2,703 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 145 Reflection 148 Parallax 146 118% 146 fps	Gravity 125 Splatting 114 105% 119 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 511GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2961 2819 2505 1262 1250 1281 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 3,134 Mixed 2,903 SusWrite 2,013 597% 2,639 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 94.8 312% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 1,117 845% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 526%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 319GB free Firmware: V0303B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 402 405 308 32 7.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 501 Write 408 Mixed 402 SusWrite 260 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 27.4 128% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 42.9 70% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 102%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 245GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2830 592 21 7.2 8.7 3.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,157 Write 3,541 Mixed 2,250 SusWrite 577 481% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 76.6 256% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 1,049 DQ Mixed 1,197 893% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 486%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 499GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 106 105 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$97 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 19GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 101 99 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 83 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 99 51% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 59GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 98 99 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 70.8 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 98.7 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 4x16GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 25.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 92.4 43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	32"	1280 720	IOC902A 32M2V

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	337x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	290x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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 $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16