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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	347% 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration	406 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 167 2-Core 329 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,206 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,833 175% 2,833 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 107 Parallax 109 88% 108 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 93 85% 96.8 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2034 2010 2000 2018 2019 1602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,309 Write 1,934 Mixed 914 SusWrite 1,947 398% 1776 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 75.6 266% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 1088 850% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 551GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 1632 1623 1580 1519 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,570 Write 1,888 Mixed 1,750 SusWrite 1,592 436% 1,950 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 96.2 319% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,306 980% 1,308 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 410%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 922GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1327 1334 1333 639 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1519 Write 1,388 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 1,021 280% 1,248 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 81.5 280% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 321 401% 713 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 282%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 506GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 609 610 612 606 613 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C20-16GTZR 2x16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.4% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 17.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 155%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 7R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	65%	26	265	147	120	48.8"	5120 1440	SAM7053 LC49G95T

History: Score 27: 3R 2G 6B | Score 29: 2R 5G 4B | Score 51: 7R 3G 7B

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,967 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 $260Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 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: $1,677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16