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 (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive	95% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (17%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	114 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200619
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '23 at 23:11
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Memory 31.2 1-Core 18 2-Core 36 19% 28.4 Pts	4-Core 66.2 8-Core 118 11% 91.8 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 51.2 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 201 42% 104 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 91 100% 117 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 668 850 842 882 988 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 774 Write 652 Mixed 695 SusWrite 828 166% 737 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 8.4 34% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 65.5 50% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 425%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 716GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 719 948 909 963 1098 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 740 Write 938 Mixed 857 SusWrite 909 195% 861 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 8.5 35% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 96.4 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 67.8 54% 75 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 488%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 178 181 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 103 Write 116 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 180 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 468% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 105%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 50GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 84 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 65.8 Write 92.8 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 86.7 113% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.3 182% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 26 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 12.2 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 248 16% 248 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 134%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,967 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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	474x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 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) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16