Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	191% 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	207% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 03:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$15 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 72.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 322 97% 185 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,046 101% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,572 97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 236 Parallax 298 226% 270 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 237 Splatting 169 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 526 521 507 498 495 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 2,112 Write 583 Mixed 708 SusWrite 514 214% 979 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 56.9 212% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 644 DQ Write 536 DQ Mixed 596 445% 592 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 389%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 376GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 436 439 445 446 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 443 Mixed 392 SusWrite 440 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 51.3 169% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 186 139% 185 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 153 152 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 156 Mixed 94 SusWrite 152 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 178 179 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 115 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 24.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 24.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 147%

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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 $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 $96Bench 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: $1,652

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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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