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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive541% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 167
2-Core 333
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 663
8-Core 1,322
117% 993 Pts
64-Core 3,190
197% 3,190 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 354
Reflection 312
Parallax 387
288% 351 fps
Gravity 276
Splatting 197
204% 236 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 613200WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4363 4409 4445 4508 4490 4503 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
541% Outstanding
Read 3,152
Write 4443
Mixed 3,114
SusWrite 4,453
860% 3,790 MB/s
4K Read 70.2
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 94.2
336% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 868
656% 885 MB/s
Poor: 280%
This bench: 541%
Great: 578%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
919GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 119 119 118 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 81.6
Write 81
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 118
61% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2.2
388% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176
7.5TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 225 223 226 228 226 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB
8TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 246 241 244 244 242 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLM8G44C19U4BL.M8FE1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
137% Outstanding
MC Read 60.2
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 46.9
147% 51.5 GB/s
SC Read 31.3
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 42
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 86%
This bench: 137%
Great: 147%

 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 3,952 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: $1,720
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