Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive292% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMay 15 '22 at 00:55
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$154
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 69.4
1-Core 155
2-Core 294
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 869
86% 702 Pts
64-Core 1039
64% 1039 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
136% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 190
Parallax 187
163% 192 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 132
Splatting 114
110% 138 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 136%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1971 1731 1850 1996 1715 1162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,754
Mixed 1,218
SusWrite 1,737
377% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 60.3
202% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 859
DQ Mixed 965
724% 969 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 292%
Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
909GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 180 185 191 187 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 133
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 186
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
62.4% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 24.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 23.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 126%

 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 2,956 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: $1,657
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