Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170317
Uptime2 Days
Run DateApr 02 '17 at 20:57
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 207
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 709
62% 528 Pts
64-Core 1,222
76% 1,222 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Lighting 62.6
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 76.6
51% 68.1 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 54.7
49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 173
Write 177
Mixed 802
88% 384 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 22.2
113% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 88.1
59% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 246%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 30.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $855
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