Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	209% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 20:20
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 276 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 1,066 96% 807 Pts	64-Core 2170 134% 2170 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 223 Parallax 172 127% 183 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 120% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 891 843 797 883 870 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2093 Write 2,541 Mixed 1,876 SusWrite 963 420% 1,868 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 43.3 148% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 195 211% 375 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 438%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 387GB free Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2046 1795 1738 1730 1615 1973 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1959 Write 2,270 Mixed 1882 SusWrite 1,816 448% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 43.7 145% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 925 DQ Write 98.3 DQ Mixed 191 221% 405 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 438%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 43GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 138 104 0 15 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 241 Write 61 Mixed 134 SusWrite 90.4 154% 132 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 7.2 612% 8.93 MB/s	DQ Read 9.8 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 8.1 638% 9.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTR2x8GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 33.6 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 36.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 2,959 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	579x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	471x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	376x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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