Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	245% 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	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 VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$206 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,002 94% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,507 93% 1,507 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 646 652 593 699 660 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 2,271 Mixed 1,764 SusWrite 717 380% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 72.9 251% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 967 725% 969 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 297%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 112GB free Firmware: SBFM81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 259 259 258 258 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 455 Write 289 Mixed 305 SusWrite 264 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 37.5 144% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 159 125% 172 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 638GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2280 2291 1177 1155 869 871 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,280 Mixed 240 SusWrite 1,441 364% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 90.6 310% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,127 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 508 524% 858 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 372%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MKAONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 144 145 145 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 143 Write 139 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 144 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 576GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1047 1049 1048 1050 1051 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 39.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 37.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 133%

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	348x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	165x

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: $1,650

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16