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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	245% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 926 82% 694 Pts	64-Core 2,365 146% 2,365 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Asus(1043 04F8) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 236 Reflection 252 Parallax 517 192% 335 fps	Gravity 20.5 Splatting 210 116% 115 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 614 605 593 594 591 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2026 Write 2,236 Mixed 1726 SusWrite 652 372% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 77 274% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 856 650% 879 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 296%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 476GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3254 1919 1860 1871 1856 1870 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,823 Write 3,242 Mixed 3,025 SusWrite 2,105 632% 2,799 MB/s	4K Read 75.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 98.2 318% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 819 DQ Mixed 903 682% 917 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 488%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 191GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 249 221 213 213 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 445 Mixed 379 SusWrite 228 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 46.1 157% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 174 138% 193 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 211GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 444 386 281 326 287 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 446 Mixed 319 SusWrite 361 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 46.1 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 152 128% 186 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 117%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 175 172 167 169 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 172 Mixed 114 SusWrite 167 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GB 1,706 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 43.5 145% 50.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 38.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 141%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,380

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