Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 159%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive429% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210305
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 23 '21 at 03:12
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 79
1-Core 166
2-Core 332
102% 193 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,230
112% 939 Pts
64-Core 2,225
138% 2,225 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 4751) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 193
Parallax 177
163% 190 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 143
Splatting 127
122% 153 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 140%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3188 3233 3277 2172 1703 1694 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
429% Outstanding
Read 2,828
Write 3,276
Mixed 3,026
SusWrite 2,544
660% 2,919 MB/s
4K Read 77.5
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 105
341% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,288
DQ Write 1,155
DQ Mixed 1,226
918% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 429%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 28.5
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 27.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 50: 7R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
50% 16% 99 108 5 144 27" 2560 1440 GSM5B7F 27GL850
Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,946 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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