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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	298% 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	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 305 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,046 96% 804 Pts	64-Core 2,165 134% 2,165 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2951) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 36.5 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 31.1 30% 34.1 fps	Gravity 32.9 Splatting 32.7 29% 32.8 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 1585 1563 1507 1441 1393 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 1,912 Mixed 1,404 SusWrite 1,525 414% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 72.7 244% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 671 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 605 447% 591 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 393%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 44GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 87 94 105 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 450 Write 69.8 Mixed 177 SusWrite 100 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 38.2 129% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 121 93% 125 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 73%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 117 119 121 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 69.7 Write 100 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 118 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 68%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 74 78 78 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 78.7 Write 70.3 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 75.8 57% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 333GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 126 125 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 127 Write 73.7 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 124 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 79GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 53.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 42.4 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 69%
Memorex Croco 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 053e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.6 4 3.3 3.2 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 13 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 3.5 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 41.9 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 34.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%

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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	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	581x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	475x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
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	261x
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 $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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