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 way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	121.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '20 at 13:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 66.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 1,074 96% 813 Pts	64-Core 2,158 134% 2,158 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 92 Reflection 138 Parallax 132 75% 121 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 108 104% 119 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 1TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 626GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 173 172 180 167 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 329 Write 1077 Mixed 551 SusWrite 172 121% 532 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 9.4 28% 8.67 MB/s	DQ Read 54.1 DQ Write 46.2 DQ Mixed 50.6 38% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 375%
Amd-raid Array 3 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 165 160 165 154 147 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 207 Write 366 Mixed 265 SusWrite 158 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 7.7 27% 8.63 MB/s	DQ Read 47.7 DQ Write 47.6 DQ Mixed 49.3 37% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 305%
Amd-raid Array 2 12TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 10TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 132 135 132 138 145 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 186 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 136 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.3 174% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 24.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 172%

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

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,986 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 $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	349x

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) $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