Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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 Drive	115% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 06:01
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 707 68% 562 Pts	64-Core 982 61% 982 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 81 57% 71.1 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 78 56% 66.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 191 175 175 165 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 435 SusWrite 181 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.6 216% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
PNY CS2030 240GB SSD 590 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 12GB free Firmware: CS203020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 926 Write 307 Mixed 451 122% 561 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.4 173% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 382 DQ Mixed 316 312% 513 MB/s
Poor: 96% Great: 197%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 30GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 60 59 59 59 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 470 Write 352 Mixed 323 SusWrite 95.9 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 43.7 152% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 116 96% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 85%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$105 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 137 150 142 147 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 145 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 265% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 104%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 62 54 58 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 136 Write 111 Mixed 102 SusWrite 64.9 134% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.3 138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 96%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 438GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 150 131 112 109 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 163 Write 176 Mixed 113 SusWrite 128 194% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 33.6 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	277x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	206x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	191x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	115x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	88x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16