Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 10:38
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,205 108% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,218 137% 2,218 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 117 Parallax 112 98% 116 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 87.1 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 16 30 49 47 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,448 Write 902 Mixed 896 SusWrite 115 186% 840 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 9.8 203% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 8.9 49% 122 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 242%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 180 179 181 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 202 Write 181 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 179 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 23%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 144GB free Firmware: 3BKT SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 54 Write 57 Mixed 40 SusWrite 51.2 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 102GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 162 163 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 111 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 163 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 24GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 97 97 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 105 SusWrite 97.9 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 109%
Fujitsu MHY2160BH 160GB-$45 1,038 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 80GB free Firmware: 0081000D SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 50 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 31.2 Write 31.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 50.6 25% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 27%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 2,396 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 48 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 46.8 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 36%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 182 183 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 185 Mixed 116 SusWrite 183 127% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 36.6 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 34.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	100x

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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,662

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16