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 (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	133% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 70.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 1,164 100% 857 Pts	64-Core 2,238 138% 2,238 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 148 Parallax 155 126% 152 fps	Gravity 136 Splatting 110 107% 123 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% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 949 941 798 978 998 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 574 Write 1,406 Mixed 842 SusWrite 975 217% 949 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 28.4 87% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 188 221% 406 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 448%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 11GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 109 138 137 127 136 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 196 Write 39.2 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 131 127% 108 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 7.4 625% 9.07 MB/s	DQ Read 9.3 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 6.5 555% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 89.7% 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 @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.2% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 24 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 134%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,960 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	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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