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 below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	280% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '22 at 11:49
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 69.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 258 84% 156 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 840 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$321 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069); CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 30 Reflection 216 Parallax 207 24% 151 fps	Gravity 30 Splatting 137 81% 83.3 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG70S1TB-P 1TB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 348% 594GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3002 615 659 744 973 776 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,812 Write 3,803 Mixed 2,173 SusWrite 1,128 506% 2229 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 78.5 272% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,267 937% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 227% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 452%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 334GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 78 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 66 Write 72.4 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 77.8 80% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZR 2x16GB 585 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.5 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 25.2 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 139%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	839x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	578x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	332x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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