Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 05:14
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 68.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1007 98% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,528 95% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 62.5 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 50.1 51% 56.6 fps	Gravity 54.1 Splatting 52.1 47% 53.1 fps
Poor: 39% Great: 46%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 907GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 316 352 385 394 345 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 122%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 602GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 124 137 138 113 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 93 92 93 92 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 59%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 16 Mixed 1.8 7% 8.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 24.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 118%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	582x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	362x
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 $155Bench 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 $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $29	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