Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive324% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 13:29
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 166
2-Core 330
106% 197 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,194
109% 915 Pts
64-Core 2,255
140% 2,255 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
683GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2358 2243 1534 1522 1517 1539 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,536
Write 2257
Mixed 1,886
SusWrite 1,785
475% 2,116 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 78.4
262% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 695
529% 714 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 324%
Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
110GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,380
Write 2,213
Mixed 1,476
450% 2,023 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 66.8
232% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 697
DQ Mixed 711
539% 725 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM10003 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: STZSE014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 449 448 447 448 448 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 449
Mixed 444
SusWrite 448
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 51.6
168% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 150
124% 181 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 135%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
130% Outstanding
MC Read 57.6
MC Write 44.3
MC Mixed 43.5
138% 48.5 GB/s
SC Read 32.4
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 41
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 130%
Great: 132%

 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 3,941 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: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,820
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