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 above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	319% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 04:01
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3900XT-$370 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,111 100% 843 Pts	64-Core 2,208 137% 2,208 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 121 Reflection 140 Parallax 188 99% 150 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 93 96% 111 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

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% 584GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 1317 1312 1262 1275 1317 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 2,388 Mixed 1,816 SusWrite 1336 448% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 90.1 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 940 725% 987 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 410%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 21GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,129 Write 1,420 Mixed 822 320% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 66.7 233% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 954 735% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 114 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 113 Write 109 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 113 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 62%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 205 212 203 212 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 228 Mixed 135 SusWrite 208 146% 198 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.6 464% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 175 176 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 116 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 173 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake CL-W262-CA00SW-A 4x8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 42.1 123% 43.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 35.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,968 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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	474x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	348x

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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	165x

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: $1,660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16