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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	208% 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	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 (29%). 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	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 69.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 90% 170 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,156 103% 871 Pts	64-Core 2,228 138% 2,228 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 806 807 801 811 807 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,734 Write 1,631 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 812 320% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.1 187% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 730 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 703 526% 701 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 296%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 440GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 413 413 411 413 411 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 457 Write 398 Mixed 411 SusWrite 403 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 37.9 121% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 154 156 157 155 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 122 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 153 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 944GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 91 92 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 69 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 91.4 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 67%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 209 211 213 208 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 233 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 212 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.8 362% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 114%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,963 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	377x
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 $106Bench 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 $167Bench 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: $1,676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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