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 (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive337% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 70.9
1-Core 155
2-Core 308
94% 178 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,203
107% 907 Pts
64-Core 2228
138% 2228 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2350 846 845 849 846 839 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,655
Write 2,560
Mixed 1,876
SusWrite 1,096
458% 2,046 MB/s
4K Read 70.5
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 95.9
331% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,509
DQ Write 1278
DQ Mixed 1,368
1,032% 1,385 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 337%
Great: 355%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
7GB free, PID 00ee
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 6.5 6.9 5.6 7.5 6.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Read 12
Write 0.8
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 6.8
7% 5.98 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 26.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78%
Great: 114%

 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 2,960 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: $1,665
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