Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 177%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 201%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive225% 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)
Memory15.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210713
Uptime42.4 Days
Run DateAug 13 '22 at 01:00
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 69.3
1-Core 168
2-Core 337
100% 192 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,121
108% 888 Pts
64-Core 2,231
138% 2,231 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 274
Reflection 260
Parallax 299
223% 278 fps
MRender 304
Gravity 234
Splatting 173
187% 237 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 189%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STNSC016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 899 915 929 939 873 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 2,618
Mixed 726
SusWrite 993
303% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 61.1
241% 99.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 1,020
795% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 177%
This bench: 225%
Great: 492%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
133GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 833 821 733 694 672 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 1,828
Mixed 1,684
SusWrite 801
382% 1,717 MB/s
4K Read 68.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 95.3
313% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1348
DQ Write 1083
DQ Mixed 1,174
890% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 303%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 178 180 181 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 160
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 179
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 24.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 24.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 136%

 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 3,946 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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