Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive382% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '20 at 15:08
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 159
2-Core 314
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,164
104% 880 Pts
64-Core 2634
163% 2634 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785
Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5050 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 323
Reflection 288
Parallax 348
263% 320 fps
Gravity 261
Splatting 183
191% 222 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$137
943GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2527 2511 2515 1654 1486 1486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
382% Outstanding
Read 2,602
Write 2492
Mixed 1,937
SusWrite 2,030
509% 2,265 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 95
318% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,315
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1225
921% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 382%
Great: 435%
Asmedia ASM1153E 8TB
44GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 164 166 166 166 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 49.2
Write 73.2
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 164
68% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.5
270% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZRC 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
MC Read 62.6
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 43.6
143% 49.9 GB/s
SC Read 31.3
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 40.7
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 207%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 248%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,308
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