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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	216% 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.

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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 70.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,162 105% 882 Pts	64-Core 2,146 133% 2,146 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 803 799 806 805 808 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 1,937 Mixed 1,564 SusWrite 844 346% 1,540 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.1 197% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 697 521% 692 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 296%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 440GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 414 416 413 415 413 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 411 Mixed 419 SusWrite 411 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 39.5 129% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 198 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 156 141 145 144 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 124 Mixed 72 SusWrite 146 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 944GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 94 90 90 94 92 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 94 Write 61 Mixed 77 SusWrite 91.2 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 67%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 211 210 214 208 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 230 Mixed 100 SusWrite 212 139% 191 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.4 321% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 125% 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 (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.2% 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