Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 175%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive339% 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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '21 at 07:15
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 168
2-Core 336
107% 199 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,123
106% 881 Pts
64-Core 2,242
139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 204
Parallax 194
183% 207 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 153
Splatting 135
128% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 1750 1743 1745 1753 1734 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2018
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,888
SusWrite 1,774
454% 2,012 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 82.3
300% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 1,214
DQ Mixed 1292
968% 1,291 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 339%
Great: 347%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 193 192 192 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 190
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 192
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 121%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 78 78 79 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 133
Write 135
Mixed 111
SusWrite 78
85% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 56.7
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 41.8
134% 47 GB/s
SC Read 32.4
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 41.8
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 127%
Great: 128%

 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 2,960 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,378
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