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 below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	111 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '23 at 02:26
Run Duration	409 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 68.6 1-Core 175 2-Core 338 101% 194 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,288 117% 983 Pts	64-Core 2,805 174% 2,805 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 163 Reflection 299 Parallax 163 133% 208 fps	Gravity 163 Splatting 164 145% 163 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 986GB free Firmware: RKT3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1604 975 1006 1006 1074 1030 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,319 Write 2,412 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 1,116 370% 1,629 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 74.5 234% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 987 740% 989 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 303%
Sandisk S-2 2TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 317 368 367 371 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 268 Write 377 Mixed 212 SusWrite 355 69% 303 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 23.1 88% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 120 99% 139 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 101%
Wd_black SN750 2TB 745GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 718 867 783 687 700 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Samsung 870 4TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 318 369 369 370 363 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 392 Write 417 Mixed 371 SusWrite 356 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 34.3 120% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 128 104% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 116%
ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 8.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 215 228 222 221 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 212 Write 199 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 216 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.9 36% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 7.7 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 3% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 45%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 105 105 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 103 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 101%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$125 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 320GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 84 83 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 85.6 Write 79.3 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 85.2 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$125 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 106 115 118 112 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 114 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 186 186 188 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 0404 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 166 Write 157 Mixed 77.9 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 110%
ASMT 2115 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 182 178 183 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70% Good	Read 116 Write 134 Mixed 103 SusWrite 178 186% 133 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 192% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOy CL16-20-20 D4-3000 4x31.8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 24.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 26.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 128%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	844x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	581x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	476x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	360x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	262x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	166x

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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16