Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	476% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 17:48
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,237 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 3,136 194% 3,136 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 141 Parallax 139 99% 134 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 132 Splatting 118 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3782 3965 3964 3985 4008 4012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	476% Outstanding	Read 2033 Write 3,726 Mixed 2,336 SusWrite 3,953 686% 3,012 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 87.5 297% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,477 DQ Write 1,302 DQ Mixed 1,363 1,029% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 476% Great: 486%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 264GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 239 220 224 217 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 384 Write 283 Mixed 272 SusWrite 227 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 26.2 85% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 88.5 DQ Mixed 97 83% 126 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 65%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 254GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 150 153 128 141 153 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 230 Write 392 Mixed 214 SusWrite 152 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 12.6 89% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 29.8 62% 126 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 169GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 316 316 316 316 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 452 Mixed 408 SusWrite 332 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 57.1 190% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 93GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 134 138 121 127 133 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 451 Mixed 356 SusWrite 166 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 54.7 182% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 199 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 143 154 150 146 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 163 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 152 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 899GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 178 Mixed 110 SusWrite 180 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 40 Write 40.8 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 41.1 54% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1 405% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 6.3 DQ Mixed 1.4 264% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 152 153 152 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 148 Write 152 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 152 162% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZN 2x16GB 2,482 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 44 142% 49.7 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 40.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 128%

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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