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 (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 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 Drive466% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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)
Memory123.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 25 '21 at 06:36
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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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 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 89.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 313
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 1,249
110% 934 Pts
64-Core 3,189
197% 3,189 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3742 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 233
Reflection 231
Parallax 276
190% 247 fps
Gravity 240
Splatting 197
190% 218 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3303 3367 3366 3368 3395 3388 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
466% Outstanding
Read 2,833
Write 3,372
Mixed 3,087
SusWrite 3,364
716% 3,164 MB/s
4K Read 74
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 103
333% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,031
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 975
733% 980 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 466%
Great: 526%
USB Flash Memory 4GB
4GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.5 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.01% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 6.5
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 6.2
11% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
38% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.01%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
157% Outstanding
MC Read 94.5
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 43.3
173% 60.7 GB/s
SC Read 30
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 43
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 157%
Great: 163%

 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 3,946 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: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,828
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