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 (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	112% 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 (16%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '23 at 18:25
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104 181,631 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 195 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 402 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 59.2 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 91.8 48% 70.2 fps	Gravity 69.9 Splatting 43.8 48% 56.8 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN520 NVMe WDC 512GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 305 309 324 330 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 604 Write 602 Mixed 606 SusWrite 314 120% 532 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 43.9 147% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 582 DQ Write 426 DQ Mixed 514 381% 507 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 205%
Amd-raid Array 1 766GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 490GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 239 241 223 218 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 305 Write 826 Mixed 379 SusWrite 234 99% 436 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 9.3 56% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 198 168% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 303%
Hitachi HUS724040AL 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 169 Write 40.2 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 41.2 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 99%
Hitachi HUS726060AL 6TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4TB free Firmware: AHGN SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 56 55 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 162 Write 155 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 56 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 1,334 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 88 46% 88 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 90%

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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	842x
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 $835Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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: $1,677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16