Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive407% 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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 04:34
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$201
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 172
2-Core 341
108% 201 Pts
4-Core 664
8-Core 1,048
105% 856 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1460) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 16.3
Reflection 23.2
Parallax 15.5
13% 18.3 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 17.7
Splatting 16.3
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3341 1790 1782 1808 1792 1803 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
407% Outstanding
Read 2,776
Write 3,387
Mixed 3,076
SusWrite 2,053
638% 2,823 MB/s
4K Read 81.7
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 114
373% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,353
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 1,210
909% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 407%
Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
188GB free
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 2105 2103 2099 2102 2105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
410% Outstanding
Read 2,827
Write 2,785
Mixed 3,039
SusWrite 2,118
607% 2,692 MB/s
4K Read 79.5
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 110
356% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,412
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 1,269
953% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 410%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 45
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 40.5
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 31.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 37.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 104%
Great: 128%

 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 3,942 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,794
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