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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	180% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 3700X-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 980 93% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,444 89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 632 633 634 599 576 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,274 Mixed 827 SusWrite 615 233% 1,045 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.1 176% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 619 484% 671 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 340%
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 238GB free Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 441 442 442 437 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 426 Mixed 432 SusWrite 439 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 37.1 121% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 208 154% 205 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$100 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 881GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 370 365 309 279 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 484 Write 440 Mixed 323 SusWrite 340 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 175 139% 195 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 401GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 611 612 612 613 613 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,406 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 888 400% 1,787 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 73.1 243% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 913 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 919 693% 923 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GVR 2x16GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 37.7 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 36.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 140%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,988 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 $240Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	846x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $360Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	582x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	379x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	362x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	349x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	264x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	166x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	167x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	100x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,295

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359