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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	191% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,250 111% 939 Pts	64-Core 2,259 140% 2,259 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 794GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 1423 524 136 104 172 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,251 Write 1,476 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 641 246% 1,093 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 68.8 234% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 631 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 272 309% 525 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 35GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,851 Write 926 Mixed 6,648 1,128% 5,142 MB/s	4K Read 355 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 252 989% 283 MB/s	DQ Read 987 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 813 618% 839 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 182GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 198 195 174 197 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 472 Write 288 Mixed 227 SusWrite 189 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 21 100% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 194 147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 969GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 105 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 25E8 4TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 83GB free, PID 25e8 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 84 103 104 103 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50% Average	Read 76.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 90 101% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.7 238% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 295GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 83 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 78.7 Write 76.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 82.1 102% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 43.2 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 38.2 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 138%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	839x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	579x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	375x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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: $1,657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16