Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% 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	320% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210727
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 20:11
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 295 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 1,117 96% 821 Pts	64-Core 2,854 177% 2,854 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Asus(1043 04F8) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 254 Parallax 554 210% 355 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 201 Splatting 292 240% 295 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 705GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3340 3357 3350 3360 2687 1345 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 2,977 Write 3,341 Mixed 3,063 SusWrite 2,906 694% 3,072 MB/s	4K Read 79.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 110 361% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,223 920% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 526%
Ssdpemkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7003 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1289 831 382 885 893 1072 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 706 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 892 286% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 112 379% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 597 593% 952 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 167 180 173 174 173 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 176 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 171 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 136 177 212 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 92.7 Write 94.4 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 178 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.1 283% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C15-8GTZR 2x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 64.4 MC Write 52.4 MC Mixed 43.7 153% 53.5 GB/s	SC Read 34.1 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 43.3 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	165	27"	1280 720	AUS2785 VG27B

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,850 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 $260Bench 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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
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 $98Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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