Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	184% 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 05:00
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,041 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 2,020 125% 2,020 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 189 Parallax 217 171% 205 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 175 Splatting 167 152% 189 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 25GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 78 76 62 45 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 430 Write 331 Mixed 285 SusWrite 77.9 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 31.8 111% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 121 112% 174 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 292GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 377 405 405 391 372 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 465 Write 402 Mixed 341 SusWrite 374 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 35.3 124% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 144 123% 182 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 779 641 128 132 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,125 Write 1,207 Mixed 1,046 SusWrite 495 218% 968 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 54 192% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,097 826% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 276%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 2TB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1525 714 698 722 731 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,314 Write 1,484 Mixed 1145 SusWrite 984 278% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 54.6 199% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,373 DQ Write 1184 DQ Mixed 1,264 951% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 283%

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 below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 39 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 31.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,959 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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	579x
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 $107Bench 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: $1,666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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