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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	188% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191104
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,037 97% 808 Pts	64-Core 2,148 133% 2,148 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 775 706 745 794 729 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,622 Write 1,642 Mixed 1,404 SusWrite 781 306% 1,362 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 34.7 151% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 658 DQ Mixed 705 524% 694 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 296%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 441GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 384 340 364 403 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 385 Write 379 Mixed 348 SusWrite 368 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 37.1 117% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 201 152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 156 157 156 154 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 154 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 947GB free Firmware: 51.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 84.7 Mixed 48.7 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 193 Mixed 87.5 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.6 335% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 76% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 39.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 26.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,958 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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	840x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	579x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
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 $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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