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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	184% 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, 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	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 00:45
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 54.3 2-Core 155 54% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 878 77% 653 Pts	64-Core 2,796 173% 2,796 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2316) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 200 107% 158 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 95.3 101% 117 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 463 446 473 487 412 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 2,372 Mixed 1,767 SusWrite 508 369% 1,640 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 57.4 181% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 460 339% 448 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 387%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 775GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 416 416 423 378 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 448 Write 369 Mixed 338 SusWrite 356 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 33.6 120% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 163 126% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 102%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2168 1367 1086 1087 1079 1077 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,348 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 1,311 322% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 73.4 228% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 437 DQ Mixed 553 420% 572 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 303%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 32GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 32 32 33 35 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 112 Write 70.7 Mixed 45 SusWrite 34.1 79% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 143% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 36.8 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 34.2 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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