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 (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 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 18:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 as expected (48^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 96 2-Core 185 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 304 39% 293 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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 59.5 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 76.9 48% 65.4 fps	Gravity 63.9 Splatting 43.8 46% 53.8 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: 269 286 283 318 323 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 609 Write 564 Mixed 562 SusWrite 301 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 39.7 129% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 420 DQ Mixed 497 370% 492 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 205%
Amd-raid Array 1 766GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 490GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 249 254 230 225 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 321 Write 735 Mixed 330 SusWrite 242 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 9.7 51% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 198 170% 247 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 303%
Hitachi HUS724040AL 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 178 Write 39.4 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 40.4 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 99%
Hitachi HUS726060AL 6TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4TB free Firmware: AHGN SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 57 56 57 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 167 Write 157 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 56.7 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.3% 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.5% 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	581x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	348x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	166x

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 $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16