Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 235%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 259%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics227% 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 Drive377% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '21 at 03:11
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 169
2-Core 337
108% 200 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,109
105% 870 Pts
64-Core 2,320
144% 2,320 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Lighting 340
Reflection 305
Parallax 341
277% 328 fps
MRender 379
Gravity 274
Splatting 199
222% 284 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 227%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2609 2169 1312 1522 1525 1519 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
377% Outstanding
Read 2685
Write 2,570
Mixed 1,956
SusWrite 1,776
504% 2,247 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 99.9
334% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,367
DQ Write 1,210
DQ Mixed 1,277
961% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 377%
Great: 410%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
10GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 27.3
Write 13.9
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 4.4
18% 15.3 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 2.9
193% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 56.3
MC Write 46
MC Mixed 36.4
132% 46.2 GB/s
SC Read 31.2
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 38.5
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 25: 2R 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
25% 11% 101 110 6 60 23.8" 1920 1080 DEL41E2 DELL U2421HE
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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