Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% 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.
Boot Drive61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170311
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 16:09
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 198
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 657
62% 513 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 199
Parallax 177
141% 183 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 172
Splatting 122
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 494
Write 189
Mixed 239
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 16.7
97% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 59.8
DQ Mixed 10.7
18% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 180
Mixed 166
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.24
94% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,742 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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