Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive368% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory118.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 00:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 72.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 295
91% 172 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,141
103% 867 Pts
64-Core 2,165
134% 2,165 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 119
Parallax 138
109% 130 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.8
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1888 2467 2403 1773 1469 1486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
368% Outstanding
Read 2,627
Write 2,573
Mixed 1,909
SusWrite 1,914
507% 2,256 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 91.8
310% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,301
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 1,124
838% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 368%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4Z3200C16 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 30.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 31.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 96.6
41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 154%

 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 2,985 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: 67% - Good Total price: $1,666
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