Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive279% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210730
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 29 '22 at 16:36
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 77.5
1-Core 176
2-Core 348
105% 201 Pts
4-Core 693
8-Core 1,322
120% 1,007 Pts
64-Core 2,842
176% 2,842 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro S10000 (FireGL V)
AMD(1002 0B2A) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1001.0
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27% Poor
Lighting 36
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 43.4
29% 36.6 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 36.8
Splatting 20.5
22% 28.3 fps
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27%
Great: 30%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$73
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 1997 2029 592 241 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 1,684
Write 2,035
Mixed 1,687
SusWrite 1,188
372% 1,649 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 84.3
283% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,289
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 1,114
842% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 279%
Great: 295%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2588 2605 2604 1532 1458 1461 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
389% Outstanding
Read 2,694
Write 2,564
Mixed 1,910
SusWrite 2,041
517% 2,302 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 95.7
323% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,400
DQ Write 1,115
DQ Mixed 1,223
924% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 389%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.9% Above average
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 15.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 127%

 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 3,949 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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