Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive321% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200603
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 305
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,013
97% 799 Pts
64-Core 1,473
91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 137
Reflection 114
Parallax 210
112% 154 fps
Gravity 147
Splatting 85.2
99% 116 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
633GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 1118 1079 1060 1057 1051 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,532
Write 2,433
Mixed 1,755
SusWrite 1120
439% 1,960 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 91.1
307% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 1,256
942% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 321%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130
1.5TB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 427 429 427 427 429 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 432
Mixed 407
SusWrite 428
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 50
164% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 181
142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.2
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.9
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 35.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 134%

 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 1,847 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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HDDRAMUSB
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