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 below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	121% 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	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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 70 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 89% 169 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,118 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,199 136% 2,199 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 158 Reflection 150 Parallax 159 129% 155 fps	Gravity 133 Splatting 109 105% 121 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 2,905 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 757 979 697 712 763 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 560 Write 904 Mixed 835 SusWrite 778 175% 769 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 29.7 94% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 887 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 225 234% 407 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 448%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 138 159 158 145 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 132 Write 22.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 146 107% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 7.2 621% 8.93 MB/s	DQ Read 9.3 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 7.4 514% 7.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTR2x8GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 27.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 25.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 134%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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