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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	470% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	43.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201224
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 04:19
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$363 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 339 104% 197 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,351 120% 1,014 Pts	64-Core 2,351 146% 2,351 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 101 Reflection 100 Parallax 401 82% 200 fps	Gravity 169 Splatting 272 203% 220 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2392 2670 2963 3162 3200 2756 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 3,576 Write 3,758 Mixed 2,212 SusWrite 2,857 697% 3,101 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 73.8 249% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,896 DQ Write 1,501 DQ Mixed 1,666 1,256% 1688 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 564%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 14,975 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 1TB free Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3173 2777 3147 2780 2819 2909 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	469% Outstanding	Read 3,470 Write 3,382 Mixed 2,232 SusWrite 2,934 676% 3,005 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 71.2 234% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,967 DQ Write 1,544 DQ Mixed 1,714 1,294% 1,742 MB/s
Poor: 261% ↑ This bench: 469% Great: 564%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 24GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 94 97 97 96 92 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 70.1 Write 59.5 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 91.3 90% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C19-16GTRS 4x16GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 52 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 38.8 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 34.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 2R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	10%	10	69	57	240	48.8"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

History: Score 5: 0P 1R 0G 0B | Score 4: 0P 0R 1G 1B | Score 18: 0P 2R 2G 2B

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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 $363Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,564

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 $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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