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 way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	97.1% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 01:31
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 59.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 77% 146 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 721 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); evga 3080 ftw3 ultra CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 166 Reflection 144 Parallax 155 136% 155 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 96.6 102% 118 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 500GB 1,865 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 355 427 398 434 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 1,878 Mixed 117 SusWrite 378 164% 721 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 23.2 102% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 174 214% 404 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 311%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 76GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 380 390 373 400 408 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 462 Write 403 Mixed 307 SusWrite 387 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 29.5 102% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 110 91% 134 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 624GB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 126 122 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 127 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 568GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 126 148 151 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 143 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GB 9,782 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 24.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 18.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 117%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

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 $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

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: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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