Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 232%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 276%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics211% 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 Drive367% 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '22 at 23:35
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 180
2-Core 355
113% 210 Pts
4-Core 685
8-Core 1,321
119% 1,003 Pts
64-Core 2,925
181% 2,925 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT
PowerColor(148C 2420) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
211% Outstanding
Lighting 270
Reflection 266
Parallax 579
220% 372 fps
MRender 426
Gravity 222
Splatting 354
274% 334 fps
Poor: 183%
This bench: 211%
Great: 214%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2283 2303 2293 2258 2341 2332 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 1778
Write 2,351
Mixed 1,929
SusWrite 2,302
474% 2,090 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 94.5
321% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,409
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 1,225
924% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 367%
Great: 365%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
232GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 434 318 397 423 430 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,743
Write 2,256
Mixed 1908
SusWrite 700
372% 1,652 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 91.5
307% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,676
DQ Write 1,297
DQ Mixed 1,430
1,085% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 274%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GTZNA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
150% Outstanding
MC Read 66.6
MC Write 51.3
MC Mixed 50.6
160% 56.2 GB/s
SC Read 35.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 46.2
107% 37.4 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 150%
Great: 150%

 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 3,950 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,720
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