Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 165%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive242% 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)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '22 at 23:31
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 76.4
1-Core 170
2-Core 337
102% 194 Pts
4-Core 664
8-Core 1,206
112% 936 Pts
64-Core 2,168
134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Gigabyte(1458 4037) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 267
Parallax 216
179% 234 fps
MRender 163
Gravity 173
Splatting 127
124% 154 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 148%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 706 537 473 453 420 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,671
Write 2,169
Mixed 1,775
SusWrite 612
402% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 66.3
219% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,183
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 272
297% 530 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 242%
Great: 410%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107
321GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2143 1775 1743 1621 1533 1496 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2822
Write 2,651
Mixed 2521
SusWrite 1,718
546% 2,428 MB/s
4K Read 78.7
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 64.1
235% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 236
284% 530 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 320%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3800C14-8GTZN 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 27.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 153%

 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 3,948 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: $1,670
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