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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	510% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	51.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230203
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '23 at 13:03
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 5900X-$259 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,126 100% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,916 118% 1,916 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% PowerColor(148C 2412) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.3.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 117 Reflection 138 Parallax 232 95% 162 fps	Gravity 124 Splatting 189 143% 156 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 1TB 1,067 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 376GB free Firmware: SVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 371 372 382 367 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 386 Write 393 Mixed 378 SusWrite 372 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 34 125% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 91.3 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 112 93% 130 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 120%
Samsung 870 1TB 1,067 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 795GB free Firmware: SVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 371 373 382 367 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 383 Write 392 Mixed 370 SusWrite 372 86% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 32.7 120% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 92.2 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 113 93% 130 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 120%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 2,905 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7453 4824 3353 3372 3348 2925 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	510% Outstanding	Read 3,197 Write 8,293 Mixed 3,460 SusWrite 4,212 1,092% 4,791 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 66.3 271% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 969 727% 970 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 510% Great: 448%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 350GB free Firmware: SD04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 92 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 33.6 Write 90.1 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 91 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 59%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 379GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 76 74 74 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 77.5 Write 59.1 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 74.1 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 51%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 282GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 103 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 109 Write 117 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 101 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 85%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 280GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 86 84 86 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 98.3 Write 98.1 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 85.4 122% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 66 65 73 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 64.7 Write 21.6 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 69.4 58% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 46%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 792GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 94 89 89 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 98.2 Write 75.9 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 90 110% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 4x16GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 38.3 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 35.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,972 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 $259Bench 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: $1,664

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