Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 221%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 269%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics216% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive387% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 18:10
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 164
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,158
105% 885 Pts
64-Core 2,994
185% 2,994 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Lighting 328
Reflection 268
Parallax 312
267% 302 fps
MRender 331
Gravity 249
Splatting 181
199% 254 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 216%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2498 2533 2377 1230 1218 1147 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
387% Outstanding
Read 3,449
Write 2,525
Mixed 2593
SusWrite 1,834
582% 2,600 MB/s
4K Read 68.6
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 90
308% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 943
708% 943 MB/s
Poor: 228%
This bench: 387%
Great: 595%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
326GB free
Firmware: X610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 403 391 400 356 387 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 456
Mixed 327
SusWrite 398
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 44.1
148% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 219
166% 225 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 119%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB
424GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 96 96 96 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 85.6
Write 84.2
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 94.7
54% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
136% Outstanding
MC Read 59.5
MC Write 49.8
MC Mixed 42.7
145% 50.7 GB/s
SC Read 33.3
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 42.7
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 136%
Great: 136%

 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: 61% - Good Total price: $1,665
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