Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics146% 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 Drive187% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory15.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '22 at 05:40
Run Duration319 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 81.6
1-Core 170
2-Core 339
104% 197 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,161
109% 904 Pts
64-Core 2,428
150% 2,428 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 211
Parallax 201
172% 208 fps
MRender 194
Gravity 154
Splatting 138
130% 162 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$133
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 836 363 310 289 301 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,526
Write 1,754
Mixed 1,514
SusWrite 569
302% 1,341 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 57.4
204% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 499
DQ Mixed 566
438% 605 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 187%
Great: 276%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
214GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2026 1956 929 258 286 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1997
Mixed 1677
SusWrite 959
350% 1,549 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 66.2
212% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1026
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 816
628% 860 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 227%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 37.7
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 29.4
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 33.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%

 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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