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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	309% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200619
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 10:29
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 970 88% 740 Pts	64-Core 2447 151% 2447 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 111 Parallax 126 101% 120 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 103 99% 113 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1069 1536 1576 1420 1471 1517 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,362 Write 1,726 Mixed 1,533 SusWrite 1,432 394% 1,763 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 76.7 257% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 1,045 786% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 410%
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 11GB free Firmware: N1114B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 295 Mixed 278 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 33.5 117% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 149 122% 175 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 96%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 154GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 308 80 83 83 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 472 Write 414 Mixed 371 SusWrite 154 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 41.3 140% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 121%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 430 424 427 423 425 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 420 Mixed 359 SusWrite 425 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 42.4 141% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 118%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 602GB free Firmware: 42B7T1KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 2000 1206 956 958 958 964 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,367 Write 1,611 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 1,173 377% 1,689 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.8 236% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 579 577% 930 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 370%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 748GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 30.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 37.3 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 35.6 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 33 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 133%

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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	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	378x
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 $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: $1,677

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 $163	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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16