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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive222% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 15:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$245
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 82.4
1-Core 163
2-Core 320
101% 188 Pts
4-Core 644
8-Core 1,242
112% 943 Pts
64-Core 2,303
142% 2,303 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 171
Reflection 188
Parallax 180
139% 180 fps
Gravity 185
Splatting 127
134% 156 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 978 960 972 960 955 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 980
Mixed 558
SusWrite 967
183% 807 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 57.4
269% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,417
DQ Write 1,008
DQ Mixed 998
804% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 222%
Great: 230%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 172 170 171 171 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 200
Mixed 112
SusWrite 173
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
356% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 59.9
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 40.3
132% 46.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.7
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 38.7
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 122%
Great: 113%

 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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