Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 250%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 18:56
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 168
2-Core 331
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 650
8-Core 1,287
114% 968 Pts
64-Core 2,856
177% 2,856 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Lighting 286
Reflection 255
Parallax 287
233% 276 fps
MRender 319
Gravity 239
Splatting 177
193% 245 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 196%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 398 400 398 399 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,588
Write 1,963
Mixed 1520
SusWrite 557
368% 1,657 MB/s
4K Read 73.9
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 101
344% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 1,274
DQ Mixed 1168
875% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 295%
Great: 280%
Wd_black SN850 NVMe 1TB
857GB free
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4922 4941 4939 4935 2443 1243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
587% Outstanding
Read 3,814
Write 4,902
Mixed 3,318
SusWrite 3,904
901% 3,984 MB/s
4K Read 83
4K Write 265
4K Mixed 111
408% 153 MB/s
DQ Read 1,611
DQ Write 1,585
DQ Mixed 1,588
1,195% 1,595 MB/s
Poor: 260%
This bench: 587%
Great: 604%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 196
Write 144
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 115
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
138% Outstanding
MC Read 62.2
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 46.4
147% 51.6 GB/s
SC Read 33.1
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 40.9
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 138%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,957 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 201%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,657
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