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 (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	262% 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 250 81% 148 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 836 75% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 281 Reflection 245 Parallax 291 229% 272 fps	Gravity 237 Splatting 176 179% 206 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 1160 1007 809 599 568 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 1,945 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 908 378% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 77.6 229% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 802 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 747 558% 743 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 34GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 338 312 316 313 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 443 Mixed 449 SusWrite 325 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 50.2 165% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 153 167 162 163 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 89 Write 136 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 159 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 21.8 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 128%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,960 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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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