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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive491% 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)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '21 at 22:02
Run Duration276 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 163
2-Core 323
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 629
8-Core 1,046
102% 838 Pts
64-Core 2,810
174% 2,810 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 222
Reflection 324
Parallax 234
181% 260 fps
Gravity 221
Splatting 159
164% 190 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$119
816GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4833 4864 2759 2058 1802 1408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
491% Outstanding
Read 3,229
Write 4,768
Mixed 3,299
SusWrite 2,954
806% 3,563 MB/s
4K Read 80.6
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 106
384% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1,566
DQ Write 1,289
DQ Mixed 1,419
1,065% 1,425 MB/s
Poor: 228%
This bench: 491%
Great: 595%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
931GB free
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3925 1729 964 963 957 960 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,109
Write 3,055
Mixed 2312
SusWrite 1583
512% 2,265 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 89.1
302% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,459
DQ Write 1,215
DQ Mixed 1,350
1,007% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 334%
Great: 486%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220
4.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 201 204 204 202 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 148
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 201
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 109%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
MC Read 58.1
MC Write 45.3
MC Mixed 44.7
141% 49.4 GB/s
SC Read 32.7
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 41.8
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 170 32" 1280 720 ACR0775 XB323U
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: 61% - Good Total price: $1,670
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