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 (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	284% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '22 at 16:49
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,134 100% 852 Pts	64-Core 2,842 176% 2,842 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB; MSI Suprim X CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.65 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 340 Reflection 305 Parallax 353 277% 333 fps	Gravity 268 Splatting 192 198% 230 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 719 710 656 660 675 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,451 Write 1,542 Mixed 1,718 SusWrite 744 359% 1,614 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 84.1 284% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,350 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 1,152 870% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 76GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,492 Write 2,441 Mixed 1,905 508% 2,279 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 89 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,412 DQ Write 1075 DQ Mixed 1,212 915% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Amd-raid Array 1 959GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 151GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 158 133 137 137 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 271 Write 430 Mixed 268 SusWrite 172 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 18.4 71% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 63.5 68% 108 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 302%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 153GB free Firmware: RVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 151 120 117 96 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 394 Write 407 Mixed 348 SusWrite 128 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 27.4 96% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 91.7 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 118 95% 130 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 796GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 26 27 25 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 32 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 30 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 125%

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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	455x
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	181x

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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	101x

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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16