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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 11:39
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3800X-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,059 100% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,509 93% 1,509 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250X 12,863 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E214) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 14.8 Reflection 17.4 Parallax 23 12% 18.4 fps	Gravity 16.3 Splatting 12.5 12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 9% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,219 Write 2,395 Mixed 1,992 492% 2,202 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 84.8 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,500 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,048% 1,408 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 374%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 573GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 1848 1860 1856 1713 1850 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,868 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,410 SusWrite 1,831 394% 1,747 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 93.9 320% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 414 491% 849 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 462GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 161 161 162 153 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 161 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 160 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4133C19-8GTZR 2x8GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 22.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 143%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	844x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	581x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	360x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	262x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	166x

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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16