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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	296% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '22 at 21:01
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$252 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,055 102% 840 Pts	64-Core 2,318 144% 2,318 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1059 1059 1058 1063 1067 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 3,002 Write 2,252 Mixed 2,578 SusWrite 1,076 498% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 83.2 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 71.3 260% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1313 DQ Write 44.5 DQ Mixed 736 520% 698 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 442%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 200GB free Firmware: CS303320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 1036 1025 1017 946 673 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,742 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,840 SusWrite 1,049 390% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 69.8 222% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,539 DQ Write 625 DQ Mixed 762 648% 975 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 286%
ROG ESD-S1C 500GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 329GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 764 764 765 765 765 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 274GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 112 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 112 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 113 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 112%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 206 202 194 199 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 208 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 200 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.6 393% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 73GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 49 52 53 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 34 Write 55.6 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 58.1 38% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 153% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda Hub 8TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 156 158 158 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 108 Write 126 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 155 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3466C16-16GTZSW 2x16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3866 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 54.2 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 47.7 142% 49.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 44.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

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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 $252Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	473x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	377x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: $1,668

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16