Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive334% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190801
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 87.4
1-Core 156
2-Core 309
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,224
109% 923 Pts
64-Core 2298
142% 2298 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 89.2
57% 76.6 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 57.3
53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3337 3414 2599 887 911 910 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,041
Write 2,539
Mixed 2,126
SusWrite 2,009
493% 2,179 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 67.7
252% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,331
DQ Write 1,042
DQ Mixed 1,253
919% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 334%
Great: 486%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
303GB free
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 50 49 51 50 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 102%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 476 477 474 439 435 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 2,207
Mixed 1,516
SusWrite 482
316% 1,399 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 46.7
176% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,423
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 1,345
983% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 195%
Great: 303%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 40.5
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 38.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 113%
Great: 116%

 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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