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 (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive286% 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.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory43.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191118
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateMar 24 '20 at 03:17
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 244
80% 147 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 725
68% 568 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 161
Reflection 151
Parallax 150
131% 154 fps
Gravity 135
Splatting 97.7
100% 116 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 480
Mixed 422
99% 451 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 45.3
148% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 200
151% 204 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 1466 1549 1486 1490 1464 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,354
Write 2,150
Mixed 1,786
SusWrite 1,384
430% 1,919 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 71.6
236% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 885
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 823
596% 776 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 286%
Great: 410%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB
924GB free, PID 3008
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 37 29 36 39 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 38.2
Write 36.5
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 33.8
46% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 24
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 22.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 139%

 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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