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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive181% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191118
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 08:16
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 69.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,116
101% 851 Pts
64-Core 2,037
126% 2,037 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 179
Reflection 180
Parallax 182
146% 181 fps
Gravity 160
Splatting 132
128% 146 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1420 1509 1518 1545 1481 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2397
Write 1,566
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 1,477
394% 1,764 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 73.2
235% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 702
534% 719 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 292%
Great: 435%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1318 906 855 714 690 760 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 911
Write 2,902
Mixed 722
SusWrite 874
308% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 52.5
185% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 687
537% 741 MB/s
Poor: 177%
This bench: 181%
Great: 492%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
7.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 183 187 179 180 189 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 27
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 25.6
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 131%

 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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