Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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 Drive	396% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '21 at 12:43
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 68.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 93% 177 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,194 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 2,195 136% 2,195 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 210 Parallax 203 191% 216 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 157 Splatting 136 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3258 3246 3111 638 644 707 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,808 Write 3,305 Mixed 2,952 SusWrite 1,934 620% 2,750 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 109 356% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1,194 902% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 442%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 921GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1682 1012 993 1029 1020 989 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1603 Write 2,517 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 1,121 395% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 86.6 290% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1321 DQ Mixed 1,360 1,028% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 310%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 128GB free Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 294 289 285 280 275 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,994 Write 1,434 Mixed 628 SusWrite 343 243% 1,100 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 56.7 216% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 817 676% 970 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 254%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM10003 2TB 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: STZSE014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 459 447 454 464 466 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 382 Write 458 Mixed 399 SusWrite 458 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 26.1 108% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 47.3 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 89.4 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 135%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 198 198 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 161 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 196 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 167GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 73.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 76 43% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 25.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 24.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 123%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,665

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