Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	215% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 10:19
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 884 84% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,373 85% 1,373 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6386) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 1080 FTW CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2622 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 155 Reflection 154 Parallax 143 127% 151 fps	Gravity 147 Splatting 116 115% 132 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$60 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 888 894 896 742 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,595 Write 888 Mixed 891 SusWrite 740 229% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 68.1 238% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 553 467% 676 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 622GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 95 94 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 88 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 94.1 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 181 183 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 175 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 182 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 117%

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

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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 $225Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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