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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	299% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 17:33
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,169 106% 888 Pts	64-Core 2,180 135% 2,180 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 875 874 875 877 868 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,306 Write 2,292 Mixed 1,718 SusWrite 991 410% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 97.7 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,164 865% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 723GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 443 448 449 448 450 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 400 Mixed 401 SusWrite 447 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 46.3 156% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 36.6 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 34.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,964 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16