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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	324% 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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 23:37
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,174 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,776 172% 2,776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 19.12.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 101 Parallax 211 106% 148 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 144 128% 145 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% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 2363 2393 2413 2436 2431 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,694 Write 2,304 Mixed 1,382 SusWrite 2,238 483% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.4 243% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 50.1 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 68.2 56% 77 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 425%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 1,574 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 212 224 226 209 165 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 253 Write 206 Mixed 124 SusWrite 209 145% 198 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.4 279% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 212%
Amd-raid WDC WD30EZRZ-00G 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 165 165 164 164 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 128 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 163 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%
H/W RAID 0 (Spanning) 26TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 16TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 202 199 193 193 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.2% Excellent	Read 206 Write 209 Mixed 100 SusWrite 197 238% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 67%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.2 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 46.1 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 41.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% 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	846x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	582x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	362x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	349x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	263x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 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 $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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