Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 185%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 228%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics197% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory52.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210125
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '23 at 13:07
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 71.6
1-Core 168
2-Core 328
99% 190 Pts
4-Core 644
8-Core 1,167
109% 906 Pts
64-Core 2,738
170% 2,738 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
197% Outstanding
Lighting 287
Reflection 277
Parallax 310
234% 291 fps
MRender 334
Gravity 244
Splatting 175
197% 251 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 197%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2723 2673 2671 2707 2741 2798 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
361% Outstanding
Read 2400
Write 2,673
Mixed 2547
SusWrite 2,719
585% 2,585 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 68
224% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 782
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 602
463% 636 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 361%
Great: 526%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176
7TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 102 120 109 159 178 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate ST18000NE000-2YY101 18TB
12TB free
Firmware: EN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 243 241 240 244 247 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTZR 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 28.4
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 22.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 97.7
41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 139%

 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 3,949 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,358
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