Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	270% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 21:47
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$275 176,466 User benchmarks, average bench 97% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 67.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,041 104% 826 Pts	64-Core 1581 106% 1581 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$1,200 106,795 User benchmarks, average bench 233% MSI(1462 389B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 250 Parallax 281 224% 269 fps	MRender 301 Gravity 224 Splatting 160 190% 229 fps
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 257%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 436,255 User benchmarks, average bench 269% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 719 600 588 582 587 586 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,430 Write 2,297 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 610 388% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 81.7 272% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,116 841% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 337%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 147,440 User benchmarks, average bench 409% 575GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3196 3219 3209 2550 1557 1543 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,903 Write 3,166 Mixed 2,947 SusWrite 2,546 652% 2,891 MB/s	4K Read 74 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 103 336% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,081 DQ Mixed 1,195 895% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 297% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 485%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,089,321 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 553GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 181 180 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 106 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 180 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$203 141,007 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 22.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 22.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	353	296	164	31.5"	2560 1440	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 12,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 199%

UFO

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 232%

UFO

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

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $302Bench 86%, 312,187 samples	3,374x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $359Bench 101%, 161,024 samples	1,866x
Ryzen 9 3950XAMD $650Bench 86%, 52,143 samples	1,550x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 235%, 121,811 samples	1,433x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 330,243 samples	1,420x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $980Bench 172%, 340,975 samples	1,379x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 330%, 399,889 samples	1,289x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 409%, 147,440 samples	839x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 305%, 309,104 samples	761x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 108%, 7,364 samples	744x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 112%, 2,891 samples	408x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $203Bench 88%, 141,007 samples	312x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $2,307

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16