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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	276% 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 03:13
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,044 97% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,454 90% 1,454 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 95.6 Reflection 107 Parallax 96.7 78% 99.9 fps	Gravity 94.7 Splatting 80.5 77% 87.6 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 5 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1840 1663 1307 1471 1530 1552 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	276% Outstanding	Read 2,112 Write 4,785 Mixed 1,858 SusWrite 1,560 585% 2,579 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 40.9 154% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1142 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 668 619% 955 MB/s
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 205 206 205 205 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 137 139 139 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 142 Write 110 Mixed 42.9 SusWrite 135 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 647GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 116 117 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 114 62% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 75%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 502GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 122 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 121 62% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 75%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 147 146 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 144 Write 149 Mixed 116 SusWrite 146 189% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESC.M16FE 2x16GB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 38.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 119%

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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 $252Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,668

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16