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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	254% 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 15:02
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 168 2-Core 338 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,291 115% 971 Pts	64-Core 2,922 181% 2,922 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1218 584 591 592 544 462 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1854 Write 1,535 Mixed 902 SusWrite 665 276% 1,239 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 66.6 242% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,562 DQ Write 1,356 DQ Mixed 1,216 978% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 73 73 73 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 135GB free Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 1009 1003 1006 1009 928 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 918 Write 1005 Mixed 591 SusWrite 995 198% 877 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 56.6 253% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1517 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,040 835% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 230%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 97GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,020 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,010 357% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 69.4 251% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,440 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 1,060 876% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 104 Write 94.9 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 132 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 383GB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 158 165 162 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 168 Mixed 126 SusWrite 160 207% 151 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1 416% 5.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 1.4 237% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 61.7 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 43.3 142% 49.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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