Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 165%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 208%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics213% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory49.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200120
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 23:17
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 65.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 276
85% 161 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 871
85% 694 Pts
64-Core 2,598
161% 2,598 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
213% Outstanding
Lighting 310
Reflection 291
Parallax 350
253% 317 fps
MRender 373
Gravity 272
Splatting 196
220% 280 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 213%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,128
Write 2,414
Mixed 1,948
484% 2,163 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 51.6
234% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,386
DQ Write 1,157
DQ Mixed 787
722% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 374%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB
138GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 68 72 77 82 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 56.6
Write 97.4
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 75.2
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 64%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB
118GB free
Firmware: 1707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 57 57 61 72 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 80.2
Write 127
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 65.5
67% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.9
141% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
51GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 154 132 139 141 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 174
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 144
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 88%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
100GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 81 78 78 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 80.9
Write 58.9
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 78.8
50% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25F3 256GB
16GB free, PID 25f3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 285
Mixed 209
362% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 16.7
1,538% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 32.4
DQ Mixed 26.2
2,083% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 260%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 115%

 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 2,960 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,378
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