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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	237% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 04:45
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 69.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 288 90% 170 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 913 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,337 83% 1,337 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 96%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$77 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1637 1478 1202 933 781 800 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,824 Write 2,059 Mixed 1727 SusWrite 1,138 380% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.9 205% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 662 503% 680 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 347%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 623GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1487 1492 1437 1456 1384 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,745 SusWrite 1,508 414% 1836 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.4 197% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 636 DQ Mixed 673 515% 699 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 334%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 14GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 431 Mixed 415 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 45.7 150% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 197 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 169 169 170 170 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 122 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 167 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3000C15-8GVRB 2x8GB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 23.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 107%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	457x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	335x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	289x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	227x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	217x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	185x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	156x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	101x

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 $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16