Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '22 at 20:43
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 79.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 1,092 96% 814 Pts	64-Core 2,248 139% 2,248 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 194 Parallax 116 106% 146 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 688GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1679 1695 1118 957 765 871 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2004 Write 2,187 Mixed 1,811 SusWrite 1,181 404% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 41.5 145% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 186 211% 383 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 438%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 404GB free Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2118 2034 933 746 784 771 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,939 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1231 396% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 38.9 141% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 187 217% 399 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 438%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 43GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 76 135 130 134 153 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 236 Write 64.3 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 121 150% 128 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 6.6 544% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 9.6 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 7.9 644% 9.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTR2x8GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3708 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 35.4 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 35.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%

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

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,956 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 $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 $131	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