Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '22 at 03:17
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 69.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 87% 164 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,132 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,284 141% 2,284 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 121 Reflection 143 Parallax 204 98% 156 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 94.4 97% 112 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 359% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,273 Write 3,596 Mixed 2,204 605% 2,691 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 83.8 287% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 871 710% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 207% Great: 500%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 32 Write 33 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 38 23% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 94%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 115 117 117 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 103 SusWrite 116 153% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 65GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 65.9 Write 69.8 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 60.4 92% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 26.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 112%

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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 $249Bench 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: $1,498

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 $178	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