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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	336% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 14:00
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$438 16,922 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,262 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 2,391 148% 2,391 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2362 798 797 797 794 793 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,705 Write 2,634 Mixed 1,961 SusWrite 1,057 468% 2,089 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 100 339% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,303 978% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 355%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 99GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 119 120 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 411 Write 130 Mixed 187 SusWrite 116 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 27.4 98% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 153 119% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 80%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 133 132 133 129 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 413 Write 150 Mixed 194 SusWrite 132 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 27.4 95% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 121 106% 158 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 73%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 27GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,549 Write 1,943 Mixed 1,512 443% 2,001 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 91.1 311% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 1,352 DQ Mixed 1,160 881% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 81GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 130 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 347GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 118 115 116 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 192 Write 151 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 115 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 67GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 108 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 106 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB 1,555 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 36 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 34.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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	578x
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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	332x
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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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