Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.6% 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 Drive1,221% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171129
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration244 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 77.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 221
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 894
80% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,270
79% 1,270 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Lighting 63.3
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 82.5
52% 70.1 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 63.2
Splatting 53.5
49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1,221% Outstanding
Read 11,089
Write 9,890
Mixed 11,398
2,412% 10,792 MB/s
4K Read 172
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 129
490% 140 MB/s
DQ Read 675
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 251
266% 448 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 1,221%
Great: 236%
Mushkin Chronos 60GB-$65
1GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.4% Below average
Read 198
Write 64.8
Mixed 93.9
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 10.8
77% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 22.2
37% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 77%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
33GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
5GB free
Firmware: 3.AFK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 58.2
Write 45.5
Mixed 39.7
36% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.2
71% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 43%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
5GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 34.3
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 27
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,745 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: $860
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