Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 202%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 247%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics208% 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.
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)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220208
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 26 '22 at 18:12
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 152
2-Core 305
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,103
102% 854 Pts
64-Core 2,920
181% 2,920 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
208% Outstanding
Lighting 312
Reflection 265
Parallax 294
254% 290 fps
MRender 336
Gravity 244
Splatting 172
196% 250 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 208%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 1TB
516GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1649 1671 1622 1602 1599 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 70%
Samsung 970 2TB
219GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1696 1664 1669 1474 1306 1110 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD WD30EFAX-89EUZN0 3TB
649GB free
Firmware: 83.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 165 165 164 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 175
Mixed 55
SusWrite 164
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 0.4
280% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 54.2
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 42.8
132% 46.3 GB/s
SC Read 29.9
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 38.9
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 124%
Great: 130%

 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 3,950 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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