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 (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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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 9 3950X-$506 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 308 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 914 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,389 86% 1,389 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 187 220 206 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 192 Mixed 401 SusWrite 195 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.4 194% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 363 275% 370 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 102GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 82 79 89 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 115 Write 159 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 82.8 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 90%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 101 99 98 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 98.7 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 100%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 186 183 175 175 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 151 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 179 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 249% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C14 4x8GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 36.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 33.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 143%

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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 $184	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) $35	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