Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	84.7% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210322
Uptime	16.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 23:36
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,030 97% 806 Pts	64-Core 2,098 130% 2,098 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (163 fps cap detected)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 163 Parallax 163 132% 163 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 163 Splatting 154 131% 160 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$160 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 320 300 312 295 292 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 413 Write 403 Mixed 260 SusWrite 311 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 37.8 126% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 193 152% 212 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 303GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 430 406 421 403 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 438 Mixed 382 SusWrite 414 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 47.3 160% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 223 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 331GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 379 344 343 335 335 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 449 Mixed 419 SusWrite 363 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 39.6 138% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 221 167% 225 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,706 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 39 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 32.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 141%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 55: 5R 7G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	23%	90	65	9	165	27"	2560 1440	AUS2788 PG279QE

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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	331x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	225x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 55% - Above average

Total price: $1,627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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