Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	429% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '21 at 23:45
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 182 2-Core 356 112% 210 Pts	4-Core 692 8-Core 1,365 122% 1,029 Pts	64-Core 2,429 150% 2,429 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 74 Parallax 65.2 49% 66.6 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 57.3 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3304 3359 2697 754 749 755 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 3,072 Write 3,406 Mixed 3059 SusWrite 1,936 646% 2,868 MB/s	4K Read 88.2 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 125 416% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,283 969% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 442%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 208 211 212 211 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 164 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 209 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 4x8GB 764 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 63.9 MC Write 50.3 MC Mixed 48.8 155% 54.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 45.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 142%

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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	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,375Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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: $1,378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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