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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	300% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	59 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$690 30,140 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,069 100% 810 Pts	64-Core 2,862 192% 2,862 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 387,435 User benchmarks, average bench 118% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 159 Reflection 150 Parallax 149 128% 152 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 108 138% 121 fps
Poor: 106% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$65 318,790 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 623 625 627 628 627 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,354 Mixed 1702 SusWrite 899 419% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 90.5 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,109 831% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 319%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 131,958 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 363GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 607 607 606 606 605 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,601 Write 571 Mixed 542 SusWrite 606 183% 830 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 53.9 179% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 936 681% 898 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 258%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$60 7,693 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 145GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 165 165 165 165 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.8% Average	Read 228 Write 130 Mixed 162 SusWrite 165 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 24.7 81% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 62.2 DQ Write 43.8 DQ Mixed 51.1 39% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 132%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$100 48,050 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 197GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 164 164 163 163 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 225 Write 129 Mixed 155 SusWrite 163 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 22.9 75% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 61.9 DQ Write 41.1 DQ Mixed 48.6 37% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 115%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$71 53,239 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 38 37 38 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 97 Write 103 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 41.2 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 89%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$71 53,239 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 43 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 98.3 Write 104 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 44.9 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 89%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$71 53,239 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 29 30 29 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 75.2 Write 87.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 32.9 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 89%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$71 53,239 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 139 138 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 105 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 138 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 1,993 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 40 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 38.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%

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Gaming 153%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $490Bench 88%, 180,202 samples	2,215x
Ryzen 9 3950XAMD $690Bench 88%, 30,140 samples	1,031x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $325Bench 87%, 471,942 samples	550x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $959Bench 173%, 247,718 samples	960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 387,435 samples	575x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 138%, 146,820 samples	572x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 327%, 192,281 samples	655x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 313%, 220,142 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 288%, 254,466 samples	298x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 107%, 2,176 samples	355x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $214Bench 88%, 82,133 samples	186x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 111%, 727 samples	179x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,998

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16