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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	352% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 01:40
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,212 108% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,897 179% 2,897 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3387) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 3090 FTW3 ultra gaming CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 325 Reflection 282 Parallax 329 265% 312 fps	Gravity 249 Splatting 177 184% 213 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3006 913 408 128 480 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 3,107 Write 4,517 Mixed 3,158 SusWrite 890 658% 2,918 MB/s	4K Read 75.4 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 97.6 365% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,534 DQ Write 1,219 DQ Mixed 1,338 1,012% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 573%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 295GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,783 Write 6,571 Mixed 7,045 1,659% 7,466 MB/s	4K Read 429 4K Write 286 4K Mixed 174 1,024% 296 MB/s	DQ Read 2091 DQ Write 1,537 DQ Mixed 1,708 1,306% 1,779 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 869GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 145 149 142 151 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 164 Write 178 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 148 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 685GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 148 152 148 153 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 186 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 151 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 128 129 127 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 126 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A3 16TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 14TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 208 217 208 207 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 221 Mixed 166 SusWrite 212 277% 204 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 2.4 441% 6.67 MB/s	DQ Read 2.6 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 2 394% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 52.3 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 41.1 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 36.7 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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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Total price: $1,515

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 $40	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