2 rooks , 3 minor pieces, 4 minor pieces, 8 pawns (jk)
You want it to add up to 9+ points, if it were 9 points it'd be like queen for a rook(5pts) a minor piece(bishop 3+) and a pawn. But position and tempo can change the value of things. So you might consider trading it off for 8 points (a rook and minor piece) if you are attacking king side. I don't know what else to say other than that.. hehe.
You can sometimes queen sacrifice for less material. It all depends on what you're left with and how good the opponent's queen is! Here's a great example of a line that Fabiano Caruana created where you sacrifice your queen for only two pieces
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