Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive186% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200120
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 31 '21 at 18:19
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 3700X How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 81
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 1,068
98% 819 Pts
64-Core 2,029
126% 2,029 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 150
Reflection 145
Parallax 140
123% 145 fps
Gravity 123
Splatting 112
104% 118 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 219 339 428 490 492 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1144
Write 1,746
Mixed 2,029
SusWrite 489
306% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 71.9
228% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 886
663% 886 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 186%
Great: 491%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$72
718GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 59 56 61 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 46
Write 65.3
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 60.4
41% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 68%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
751GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 111 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 105
Write 27.2
Mixed 58.4
SusWrite 110
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 39.8
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.8
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 37
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%

 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 2,957 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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