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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	272% 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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 11:26
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 887 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,360 84% 1,360 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 132 Reflection 146 Parallax 203 107% 160 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 97.3 103% 119 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 876 875 872 858 851 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 1,854 Mixed 1,680 SusWrite 902 386% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 85.9 281% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 653 DQ Mixed 671 505% 674 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 6GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 243 Mixed 305 72% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 28.7 119% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 139 120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 140GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 133 135 138 134 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 113 Write 64.2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 136 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.4 424% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 60GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 115 138 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 131 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 6GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 108 103 100 99 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 85 Write 78.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 99.3 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.5 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 38.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 125%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,960 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	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
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 $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 $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 $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