Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 217%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics179% 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 Drive266% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210526
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '23 at 05:34
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 78.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 316
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 624
8-Core 1,238
110% 931 Pts
64-Core 2,867
177% 2,867 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4988 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
179% Outstanding
Lighting 256
Reflection 240
Parallax 278
209% 258 fps
MRender 290
Gravity 219
Splatting 166
177% 225 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 179%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B7T1KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 3.1 33 633 1015 954 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,416
Write 1,418
Mixed 1,496
SusWrite 583
328% 1,478 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 78.4
268% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 949
DQ Mixed 578
584% 952 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 266%
Great: 370%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117
899GB free
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3850 3911 3920 3912 1434 923 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
414% Outstanding
Read 2,208
Write 3,684
Mixed 2,273
SusWrite 2,992
633% 2,789 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 82.5
280% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,339
DQ Write 1,186
DQ Mixed 1,307
968% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 414%
Great: 496%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
114% Outstanding
MC Read 66.4
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 33.1
124% 43.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 33.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 114%
Great: 139%

 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: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,820
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