Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190801
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '20 at 21:37
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 292
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 897
91% 736 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 118
Parallax 267
119% 177 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 141
Splatting 163
118% 140 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 115%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
820GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 436 449 454 456 453 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 442
Mixed 430
SusWrite 448
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 57.4
188% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 200
150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
650GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 439 451 455 457 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 445
Mixed 404
SusWrite 450
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 47.6
162% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 202
152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 121%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
0GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 29.1
Write 13.2
Mixed 14
21% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 42.4
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 29
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 41.6
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 117%

 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 1,846 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: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,654
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