Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.3% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 16:57
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 162
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 620
56% 471 Pts
64-Core 1094
68% 1094 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1140 MHz, MLim: 1405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 40.5
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 46.5
33% 41.2 fps
MRender 32
Gravity 33.8
Splatting 40.7
30% 35.5 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
106GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 180
Write 128
Mixed 149
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 13.2
83% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 36.9
52% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 73%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231706 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 411
Write 243
Mixed 300
70% 318 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 12.6
84% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 20.6
41% 76.8 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
466GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 118
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.61
118% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
9GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Read 126
Write 11.6
Mixed 15.1
42% 50.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.28
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.005
28% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 28
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $855
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