Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics114% 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 Drive180% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime23 Days
Run DateDec 31 '18 at 18:20
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 136
57% 95.2 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 507
45% 380 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 59%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 184
Parallax 168
121% 167 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 175
Splatting 120
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 436 423 422 416 404 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 1,701
Mixed 581
SusWrite 474
244% 1,095 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 47.1
161% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 722
564% 779 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 180%
Great: 254%
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150
108GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 309 331 318 288 265 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 415
Write 310
Mixed 103
SusWrite 304
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 9.8
4K Mixed 8.7
41% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 34.9
DQ Write 9.1
DQ Mixed 11.1
11% 18.4 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 54%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
536GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 121 123 123 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 129
Write 134
Mixed 99
SusWrite 123
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 27.6
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 22.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 145%

 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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