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 (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	205% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	37.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200619
Uptime	23.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '23 at 08:21
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 73.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 943 90% 743 Pts	64-Core 1461 90% 1461 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1030 1TB SSD 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 700GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS103C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 651 118 97 94 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,633 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 444 252% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 82.5 292% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 989 740% 974 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 279%
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 345GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 317 405 399 402 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 459 Write 422 Mixed 378 SusWrite 391 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 28 94% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 159 132% 189 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 113%
WD easystore 240GB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free Firmware: EF430400 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 354 Mixed 165 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 16.7 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 35.6 46% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 57%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 112 114 110 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 75.5 Write 96.9 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 114 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 217% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 92%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 119GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 51 52 51 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 53.2 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 51.8 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 583GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 77 78 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 84.7 Write 73.6 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 77 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 61%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 131 129 131 127 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOy CL18-22-22 D4-3600 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE CL18-22-22 D4-3600 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.9% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 29.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 26.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 73%

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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	455x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	214x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	181x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16