Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive256% 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)
Memory46.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 23:11
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 70.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 275
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 905
87% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,331
82% 1,331 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.10.01.07
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.4% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 16.4
Parallax 47.5
38% 36.8 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 128
Splatting 11.9
36% 47.6 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 3 999GB
664GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1995 1649 1665 1696 1661 1664 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,083
Write 4,169
Mixed 1,836
SusWrite 1,722
556% 2,452 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 46.8
154% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 540
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 532
370% 468 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 256%
Great: 410%
Amd-raid Array 1 499GB
90GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 615 461 242 193 190 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 726
Write 895
Mixed 586
SusWrite 405
147% 653 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 28.3
103% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 216
181% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 308%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 120 109 84 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 108
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GVK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 26
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 131%

 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 1,862 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,566
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