Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics5.93% 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 Drive316% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '22 at 20:30
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 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-$189
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 75.9
1-Core 176
2-Core 350
105% 201 Pts
4-Core 684
8-Core 1,125
111% 904 Pts
64-Core 1,534
95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 430
Dell(1028 1002) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.44.03
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
5.93% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 6.9
Parallax 10.3
6% 8.3 fps
MRender 7.3
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 5
5% 6.63 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.93%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 2150 1754 2194 2193 2278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 1,281
Write 1,044
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 2,046
351% 1,547 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 84.5
284% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,221
DQ Write 1077
DQ Mixed 1,148
861% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 316%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.9% Very good
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 30.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 32
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 117%

 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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