Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 225%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 247%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics221% 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 Drive248% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 05:29
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,167
106% 891 Pts
64-Core 2151
133% 2151 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
221% Outstanding
Lighting 329
Reflection 297
Parallax 334
268% 320 fps
MRender 365
Gravity 268
Splatting 190
215% 274 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 221%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 1TB
609GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT4P1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4005 1916 949 855 755 659 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 2,683
Mixed 1,758
SusWrite 1,523
410% 1,801 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 64.3
208% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 937
695% 922 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 248%
Great: 484%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2514 2232 1517 1340 1388 1543 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
341% Outstanding
Read 2,598
Write 2,268
Mixed 1,903
SusWrite 1,756
478% 2,131 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84.6
279% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,019
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 989
736% 974 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 341%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZR 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
138% Outstanding
MC Read 59.6
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 48.3
148% 51.8 GB/s
SC Read 33.1
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 40.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 138%
Great: 144%

 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 3,942 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 207%
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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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