Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 164%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 161%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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.
Graphics157% 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 Drive380% 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 05:55
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 158
2-Core 313
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,080
102% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,457
90% 1,457 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 277
Reflection 263
Parallax 302
226% 281 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 245
Splatting 11.5
65% 86 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 157%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3315 2157 885 888 884 891 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
380% Outstanding
Read 3014
Write 3377
Mixed 3,031
SusWrite 1,503
615% 2,731 MB/s
4K Read 84
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 120
392% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,070
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 1,006
756% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 380%
Great: 442%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107
472GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3352 3354 2290 1615 1683 1703 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
433% Outstanding
Read 2,914
Write 2,744
Mixed 3,086
SusWrite 2,333
624% 2,769 MB/s
4K Read 82.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 114
371% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,378
DQ Write 1,255
DQ Mixed 1305
982% 1,312 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 433%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTRSC 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
106% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 40.5
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 32.6
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 41.8
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 135%

 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,721
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