Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.1% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	40.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 23:57
Run Duration	392 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 319 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,188 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 2,764 171% 2,764 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 59 Reflection 171 Parallax 168 48% 133 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 150 Splatting 126 123% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 341 381 368 379 401 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 487 Write 417 Mixed 336 SusWrite 360 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 39.3 145% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 38.6 DQ Write 97.3 DQ Mixed 50.3 43% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 117%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$162 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 855GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2126 1950 1922 1908 1956 1955 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,053 Write 2,496 Mixed 1067 SusWrite 1,969 427% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 58.4 211% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 66.7 53% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 445GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2335 770 777 773 775 773 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,281 Write 2,014 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 1,034 388% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 93.9 291% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 68.2 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 92.8 76% 105 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 355%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 773GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 439 440 450 447 448 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 352 Write 397 Mixed 342 SusWrite 442 87% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 37.9 132% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 45.9 40% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 121%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4TB free Firmware: SNB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 205 204 208 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 164 Mixed 34 SusWrite 204 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 330% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 995GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 76 78 77 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 115 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 74.7 62% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 175% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 7GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 119 Write 79.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 117 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 192 195 195 195 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Sony MRW-S1 128GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 119GB free, PID 0c5d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 96 86 87 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 180 Write 50 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 91 102% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.7 150% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 81%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 20GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 28 29 27 28 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 29 Write 22 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 28.5 36% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 1.2 432% 5.9 MB/s	DQ Read 5.8 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 1.3 498% 6.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	116% Outstanding	MC Read 67.2 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 29.9 126% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 35.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	32"	1280 720	BNQ7F75 BenQ SW321C

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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	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 $600Bench 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 $162Bench 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: $1,509

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 $177	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