Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 170%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 223%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics193% 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 Drive208% 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.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory116 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X-$515
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 69.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,188
104% 884 Pts
64-Core 2,887
179% 2,887 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000
PowerColor(148C 2408) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
193% Outstanding
Lighting 250
Reflection 249
Parallax 542
204% 347 fps
MRender 391
Gravity 202
Splatting 294
240% 296 fps
Poor: 177%
This bench: 193%
Great: 209%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164
511GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 875 907 881 919 857 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,267
Write 2,499
Mixed 1,522
SusWrite 895
402% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 39.1
125% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 99.2
DQ Mixed 207
233% 422 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 208%
Great: 472%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146
669GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 381 384 370 382 349 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 466
Write 366
Mixed 345
SusWrite 369
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 34.3
109% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 90.6
DQ Mixed 158
116% 154 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 125%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB
1TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 127 124 124 131 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 71.9
Write 150
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 122
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.1
260% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 35.2
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 33.8
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 133%

 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 2,959 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: $1,665
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