Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 days ago, 6 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 14:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$299 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 66.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 230 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 763 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,305 81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$200 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 104 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.2 85% 102 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 97.2 88% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,949 Write 1,849 Mixed 1,477 392% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81 271% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 519 396% 535 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 32 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 526GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 151 153 154 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 103 SusWrite 153 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 483GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 105 105 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 104 Write 93.6 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 105 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 25.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 22.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 0P 4R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	15%	54	217	59	165	27"	2560 1440	ACR052F XB271HU A

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Gaming 193%

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Desktop 107%

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Workstation 213%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $329Bench 104%, 239,758 samples	696x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $490Bench 104%, 85,275 samples	508x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $436Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	383x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	322x
RTX 3090Nvidia $890Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	322x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $835Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	312x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	283x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	221x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 432%, 66,370 samples	137x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 109%, 8,118 samples	133x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 111%, 2,883 samples	80x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GBGBench 113%, 1,877 samples	49x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16