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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	317% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 23:28
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 71.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 1,166 100% 857 Pts	64-Core 2,814 174% 2,814 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 102 Parallax 218 109% 151 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 145 130% 147 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2165 2199 2241 2219 2245 2256 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2594 Write 1,201 Mixed 1,019 SusWrite 2,221 392% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 56.7 198% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 452 DQ Mixed 286 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 1,574 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 217 222 219 226 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 120 Mixed 129 SusWrite 221 156% 214 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.8 295% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 212%
Amd-raid WDC WD30EZRZ-00G 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2 2.1 2 2 2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 162 Write 7.2 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 2 35% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 94%
778 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 15GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 22 0 3.8 25 25 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 136 Write 10.3 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 15.5 38% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 6,874 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 26.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 98 41% 98 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 140%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	844x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	582x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	361x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	348x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	263x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	166x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	167x
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: $1,666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16