Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 13:18
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1176 106% 891 Pts	64-Core 2,150 133% 2,150 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 219 Parallax 254 195% 237 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 204 Splatting 0.13 112% 158 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 223 81 259 69 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 887 Write 582 Mixed 591 SusWrite 180 124% 560 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 53.3 197% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 324 273% 386 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 157%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 274GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2553 1046 1048 1045 1047 1045 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 2,551 Mixed 1,715 SusWrite 1,297 401% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 67.9 231% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1321 DQ Mixed 1,408 1,041% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 298%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 414GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 149 149 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 121 Mixed 81 SusWrite 148 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GB 10,185 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 36.9 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 35.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

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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 1,848 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	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 $179	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