Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	312% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,199 107% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,230 138% 2,230 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 1638 983 1664 1635 1528 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 1,692 Mixed 1,396 SusWrite 1,432 391% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 83.4 270% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 872 666% 904 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 355%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 476GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 427 74 59 168 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 499 Write 421 Mixed 396 SusWrite 168 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 27.1 121% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 1 42% 100 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 101%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 203GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 429 392 68 303 100 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.6% Average	Read 280 Write 106 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 275 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 11.7 53% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 103%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 2,797 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 428 427 428 359 427 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 414 Mixed 370 SusWrite 416 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 45.8 153% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 114 110% 173 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 539GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3719 3718 3786 3714 3689 1120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4133 C19 Series 2x8GB 2,074 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4066 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 56.7 MC Write 52.4 MC Mixed 45.9 148% 51.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 40.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 151%

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	839x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	578x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	332x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,657

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 $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) $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