Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 214%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 269%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics226% 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 Drive369% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210105
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 07:38
Run Duration329 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X-$515
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 79.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
96% 180 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,190
106% 896 Pts
64-Core 2,880
178% 2,880 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3090 FE
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
226% Outstanding
Lighting 338
Reflection 311
Parallax 358
276% 336 fps
MRender 379
Gravity 275
Splatting 196
222% 283 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 226%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
564GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3587 3842 2048 935 942 945 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
369% Outstanding
Read 2,395
Write 3,638
Mixed 2268
SusWrite 2,050
586% 2,588 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 89.7
295% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,414
DQ Write 1,095
DQ Mixed 1,329
974% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 369%
Great: 486%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
1TB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 446 447 448 447 445 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 453
Mixed 404
SusWrite 444
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 50.4
166% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 198
150% 203 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 108%
Great: 135%
PNY CS3030 2TB SSD
1TB free
Firmware: CS303132
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2476 2518 1157 1105 1103 1102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 1603
Write 2,400
Mixed 1,687
SusWrite 1,577
412% 1,817 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 74.1
251% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,530
DQ Write 1,399
DQ Mixed 1,414
1,075% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 303%
Great: 315%
ROG ESD-S1C 1TB
428GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 756 758 760 758 755 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 90%
Seagate ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB
9TB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 239 238 240 238 238 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB
7TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 234 234 235 234 233 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 234
Mixed 130
SusWrite 233
151% 206 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.9
328% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 133%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 36
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 36.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 205%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 224%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,653
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