Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 21:10
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 71.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 303 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 869 92% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 3 999GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,550 Write 4,750 Mixed 1,863 756% 3,388 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 64.2 229% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 1,174 DQ Mixed 1,064 814% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 410%
Amd-raid Array 2 239GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 222GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 329 283 283 282 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 877 Write 684 Mixed 587 SusWrite 319 138% 617 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 38.8 130% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 167 164% 254 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 1,574 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 2TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 206 179 176 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 322 Mixed 176 SusWrite 197 195% 265 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.3 391% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 212%
WD Game Drive 2TB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 101 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 110 Write 97.3 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 102 128% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 6,447 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 29.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 30.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 136%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 205%

UFO

Desktop 104%

UFO

Workstation 224%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	100x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,652

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 $45	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