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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration	377 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 77.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 820 78% 644 Pts	64-Core 1,249 77% 1,249 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 113 Parallax 209 110% 152 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 84.9 99% 117 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 41 80 161 150 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 536 Write 489 Mixed 1,193 SusWrite 169 135% 597 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 64.3 210% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 488 DQ Mixed 649 489% 664 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 336%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 119GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 439 433 438 443 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 440 Mixed 444 SusWrite 437 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 47 152% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 204 154% 208 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 147GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 412 406 171 99 100 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 476 Write 411 Mixed 369 SusWrite 264 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 30.5 118% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 156 127% 180 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 103%
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 954GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 1085 1084 1083 1084 1085 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,388 Write 1,077 Mixed 1236 SusWrite 1,083 321% 1,446 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 63.6 207% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 952 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 825 611% 812 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 336%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 512GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 112 114 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB (2016)-$175 125 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 224 221 225 226 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZN 4x8GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2866 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 31.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 58: 7R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	29%	77	69	56	144	27"	2560 1440	ACI27A7 ASUS MG279

History: Score 45: 6R 3G 6B | Score 26: 0R 6G 8B | Score 58: 7R 4G 11B

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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	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 $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,655

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 $179	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