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 above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Boot Drive	88.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 23:25
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 173 2-Core 331 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,197 113% 934 Pts	64-Core 2,344 145% 2,344 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 151 Parallax 144 142% 157 fps	Gravity 110 Splatting 99 92% 104 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0040PNC 4TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 384 360 383 391 390 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 402 Write 422 Mixed 327 SusWrite 376 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 33.8 133% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 192 147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 113%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4659 4763 4774 4735 3354 1685 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	494% Outstanding	Read 2,264 Write 4,512 Mixed 2,499 SusWrite 3,995 756% 3,318 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 95.5 330% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,468 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 1,316 977% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 494% Great: 606%
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 926GB free Firmware: 41061C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2360 2352 2105 1491 1491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 2623 Write 2,381 Mixed 1,632 SusWrite 2,027 486% 2,166 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 89.8 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,188 909% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 414%
WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 197 198 204 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 198 Mixed 112 SusWrite 198 130% 177 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 1.1 333% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB 1,050 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 55.2 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 43.6 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 38.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 127%

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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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,498

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 $178	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