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 (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive323% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 16 '23 at 17:31
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D-$299
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 709
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 992
61% 992 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 111%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1294 1304 1329 1374 1411 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 3,362
Write 3,600
Mixed 2,667
SusWrite 1,348
616% 2,744 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 64.9
224% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 697
DQ Mixed 795
605% 823 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 323%
Great: 685%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
420GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 254 256 259 251 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 393
Write 83
Mixed 116
SusWrite 226
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 34.4
103% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 202
152% 204 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 202 202 203 201 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 153
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 201
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3866C18-8GTZR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65.8% Good
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 19.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 98.7
40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 150%

 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 2,972 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: $1,650
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