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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	271% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 01:39
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 310 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,232 109% 922 Pts	64-Core 2,350 145% 2,350 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 186 Reflection 200 Parallax 197 152% 194 fps	Gravity 175 Splatting 126 130% 150 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 939 596 601 603 604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,159 Write 1,693 Mixed 669 SusWrite 844 298% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 67.5 264% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,001 805% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 446 Mixed 414 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 57.7 190% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 536GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 77 76 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 111 Write 121 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 76.4 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 68%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 89 87 91 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 70.7 Write 77.7 Mixed 25 SusWrite 88 47% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 73%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 98 98 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.9 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 97.5 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 680GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 78 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 71.9 Write 76.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 78.5 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 263GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 57.4 Write 34.8 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 59.2 36% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 382GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 188 183 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 125 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 185 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 698GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 73 73 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 72.2 Write 76.2 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 72.9 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 42%
External AL25744_12345678 640GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 268GB free, PID ce14 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 29.2 Write 28 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 29.1 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 39.3 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 35.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: $1,514

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