Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	197% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 04:55
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^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 3950X-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 1,064 90% 773 Pts	64-Core 2,584 160% 2,584 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2665 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 16.6 Parallax 15.4 14% 16.2 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 23.1 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 681 667 651 634 616 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,698 Write 1,910 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 705 320% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.3 200% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 579 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 561 418% 555 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 410%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 117GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 949 936 1016 952 936 936 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,048 Write 692 Mixed 698 SusWrite 954 190% 848 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 52.3 142% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 670 491% 643 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 896GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 140 158 160 163 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 69 SusWrite 159 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 131 142 152 145 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 123 Write 105 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 145 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: SNEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 128 140 151 141 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 71 SusWrite 141 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 281% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 49.1 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 42.6 128% 44.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 38.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

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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 $1,148Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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