Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 29 '24 at 23:30
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 76.4
1-Core 172
2-Core 321
101% 190 Pts
4-Core 678
8-Core 1,299
118% 989 Pts
64-Core 3,022
187% 3,022 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 296
Parallax 340
97% 252 fps
MRender 361
Gravity 259
Splatting 184
210% 268 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 128%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,532
Write 2,192
Mixed 1,591
467% 2,105 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 64.1
214% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,075
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 341
323% 531 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255
19GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 496
Write 405
Mixed 434
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 41.7
137% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 208
153% 202 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 160 160 158 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-4266C19-8GTRS 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
133% Outstanding
MC Read 107
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 26.2
152% 53.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 23.7
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 100%
This bench: 133%
Great: 146%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 42: 0P 5R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
42% 27% 52 213 57 120 34.1" 1280 720 DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW
Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,950 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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