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 (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	259% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 04:39
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^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-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 60.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 87% 167 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1162 102% 870 Pts	64-Core 2776 172% 2776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 94 Reflection 110 Parallax 152 77% 119 fps	Gravity 95.8 Splatting 84.4 79% 90.1 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 143 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	Gravity 143 Splatting 138 124% 141 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 1037 1058 913 804 759 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,452 Write 2,244 Mixed 1,600 SusWrite 983 407% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 71.9 236% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 649 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 584 446% 604 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 450GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1622 1140 838 837 842 839 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 1,020 360% 1,614 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 74.5 244% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 608 DQ Mixed 611 461% 617 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTRS 2x16GB 998 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 24.7 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 15.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 115%

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

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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 $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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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