Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 21:10
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,079 96% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,389 86% 1,389 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 1,749 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 129F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 256 Parallax 183 148% 207 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 161 Splatting 151 136% 168 fps
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 137%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 132 153 148 160 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 455 Write 202 Mixed 259 SusWrite 148 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 40.2 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 171 120% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 394GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2441 2038 1645 1654 1647 1643 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 2,341 Mixed 1,880 SusWrite 1,844 488% 2,175 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 94.4 307% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1083 802% 1067 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 410%
WDC WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 240 242 247 245 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	25.5% Poor	Read 193 Write 188 Mixed 109 SusWrite 242 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 1.6 10% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 4.8 DQ Mixed 2.7 2% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 29%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 882GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 456 457 459 460 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 475 Write 458 Mixed 427 SusWrite 444 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 248 188% 254 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 99%
Kingston SKC2000M8500G 500GB 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: S2780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 420 341 357 240 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 433GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 95 97 100 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 80.6 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 97.7 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 347GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 157 Write 139 Mixed 82 SusWrite 107 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 485GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 119 121 119 120 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 150 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 119 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 31.8 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 30.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 112%

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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	331x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	225x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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