Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	163% 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	96.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 11:19
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 175 2-Core 349 104% 200 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,068 107% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,526 94% 1,526 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4061) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 304 Parallax 226 175% 248 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 233 Splatting 171 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 342 349 353 356 355 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 370 Mixed 327 SusWrite 349 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 42.6 154% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 172 136% 191 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 908GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 169 91 65 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 119%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 940GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 172 42 42 66 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 124%
WD My Book 25DA 8TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 6.5TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 170 174 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 172 Write 187 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 169 204% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.3 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 67%
WD My Book 25DA 8TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 7TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 165 172 173 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 174 Write 188 Mixed 83 SusWrite 165 204% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTRS 4x8GB 655 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 26.4 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 26.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 130%

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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 $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: $1,509

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