Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive379% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '19 at 03:50
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 75.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,164
104% 877 Pts
64-Core 2,137
132% 2,137 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.9% Good
Lighting 83.1
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 75.2
68% 81 fps
MRender 79
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 66.7
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126
914GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 2224 2270 2300 2300 1853 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
379% Outstanding
Read 2,443
Write 2,200
Mixed 294
SusWrite 2,190
398% 1,782 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 90.3
305% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 510
566% 959 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 379%
Great: 380%
SanDisk Ultra Backup 16GB
11GB free, PID 5535
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.93% Terrible
Read 26
Write 13
Mixed 3.5
SusWrite 18.1
18% 15.1 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
35% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.93%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 31.5
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 27.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO Builds (Compare 1,847 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 205%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 224%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,627
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