Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.2%, 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration	1234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,010 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,427 88% 1,427 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 96%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: R201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 341 Write 218 Mixed 257 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 36.7 150% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 236 177% 238 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 195GB free Firmware: V9002s16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 865 798 861 753 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 868 Mixed 330 SusWrite 702 182% 822 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 53.9 216% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 268 266% 409 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 228%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 8GB free Firmware: S9FM02.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 109 111 108 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 375 Write 115 Mixed 172 SusWrite 108 42% 193 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 19.9 110% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 93.2 DQ Mixed 7.2 36% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 83%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 116GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 70 70 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 76.2 Write 77.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 68.4 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 49%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 184GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 75 78 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 64.5 Write 71.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 76.9 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 197GB free Firmware: 3.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 61 Write 14.7 Mixed 41 SusWrite 64.9 34% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 37%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 110GB free Firmware: VT100-49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 0 0 8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 42 Write 45.3 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 25.5 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 38%
Maxtor 6L160M0 160GB-$100 486 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 29GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 39 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 37.2 Mixed 27 SusWrite 39 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 129% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 172GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 116 117 112 109 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 112 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C15-8GTZ 2x8GB 302 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 35.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 35.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 158%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	313x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	64x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	57x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	52x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $988

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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