Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	183% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 00:32
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 3950X-$506 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 982 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,438 89% 1,438 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 115 Parallax 219 109% 156 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 126 Splatting 160 112% 133 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 24 12 335 100 103 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,371 Write 1,446 Mixed 988 SusWrite 193 223% 1,000 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 75 268% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 259 338% 597 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 255%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 184 183 186 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 195 Write 180 Mixed 110 SusWrite 183 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.8 8% 3.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 23%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 884GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 21 21 22 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.4% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 21.4 8% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 13.4 45% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 33.1 DQ Mixed 34 25% 33.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 130 130 128 135 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 131 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 240% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 90%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 378GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 38.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 20.3 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 28 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 25.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 118%

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

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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