Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	206% 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	287% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201119
Uptime	17 Days
Run Date	May 09 '24 at 23:15
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 245 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 991 88% 742 Pts	64-Core 2510 155% 2510 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 283 Parallax 320 246% 302 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 251 Splatting 183 204% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 349GB free Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2025 3033 3489 1791 1651 1632 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,006 Write 3,855 Mixed 3,209 SusWrite 2,270 645% 2,835 MB/s	4K Read 77.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 106 341% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,082 817% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 592%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 637 625 618 615 608 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,605 Write 2,418 Mixed 1,850 SusWrite 675 422% 1,887 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 90.9 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1245 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 1,053 792% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 655GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 449 451 451 451 449 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 429 Mixed 420 SusWrite 447 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 53.4 172% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 224GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 294 295 294 294 294 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 447 Mixed 375 SusWrite 311 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 53.4 176% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 417GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 80 84 102 98 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 61.2 Write 81.7 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 86.8 59% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 185% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 63%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 800GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 164 163 163 165 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 77 SusWrite 163 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB 2,385 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 42.1 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 36.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 132%

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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	69	57	175	34.8"	1280 720	DELA1E4 Dell AW3423DW

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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	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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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: $1,566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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