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Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

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Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	265% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '20 at 04:26
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$486 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)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 71.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,180 104% 883 Pts	64-Core 2,776 172% 2,776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 200 Parallax 196 138% 189 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 181 Splatting 126 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1025 803 809 810 804 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2516 Write 2299 Mixed 1794 SusWrite 1,024 427% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 73.5 238% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 608 458% 614 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 346%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 410GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 446 Mixed 344 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 48.9 158% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 251GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 96 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 77 Write 76.8 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 94.7 19% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.43 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 18%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$97 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 326GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 89.5 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 95.9 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 85%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$85 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 25GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 141 Write 151 Mixed 80.5 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$212 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 152 Write 152 Mixed 81 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 574GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 25.2 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 88%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 21GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 38 Write 39.5 Mixed 32 47% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 22%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 155GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92.2 Write 93.3 Mixed 71.5 109% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 33 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 26.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 18.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 144%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,892 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 $220Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	462x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $358Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	340x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $335Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	229x
RTX 3080Nvidia $730Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	220x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	182x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $192Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	101x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	102x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	51x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $100Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	47x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,310

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350