Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 254% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	221% 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 Drive	304% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 22:49
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 1,083 96% 815 Pts	64-Core 2,748 170% 2,748 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 303 Parallax 334 269% 322 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 265 Splatting 197 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3045 915 936 927 940 940 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,034 Write 3,713 Mixed 2,187 SusWrite 1,284 522% 2,304 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 84.8 300% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,249 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,156 870% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 502%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 113GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 442 380 134 59 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 442 Mixed 399 SusWrite 252 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 51.8 169% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 169 135% 191 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 126%
Seagate ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 130 128 129 124 127 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 281GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 134 142 140 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 138 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 209% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 135%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 127 127 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 134 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 130 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.6 334% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 138%
Seagate ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 162 168 176 170 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
DAS TerraMaster 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 67 65 69 70 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 97 Write 96.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 70.4 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 92%
DAS TerraMaster 6TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 166 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 209 Mixed 119 SusWrite 167 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 368% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 424GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 128 124 133 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 93.7 Write 142 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 130 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 310% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 118%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 165GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 39.4 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 39.4 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 57.1 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 40.4 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 38.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,960 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 184%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 201%

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

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	841x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16