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 (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 04:49
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 67.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,020 93% 779 Pts	64-Core 2,077 128% 2,077 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 157 Parallax 164 112% 153 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 115 109% 124 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,375 Write 2197 Mixed 1,524 452% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 71.4 229% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 601 450% 597 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 311GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 115 115 115 127 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 207 Write 337 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 128 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 16.8 80% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 3.4 49% 115 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 76%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 809GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 87 86 85 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 90.8 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 84.5 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 23.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 22.1 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	331x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	225x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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