Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170324
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateApr 30 '17 at 10:02
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 77.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 922
83% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,305
81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.6
93% 110 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
229GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 416
Mixed 419
100% 452 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 26.1
140% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 24.7
69% 149 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 170
Mixed 163
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.26
112% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 30.7
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 27.7
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,742 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: $855
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HDDRAMUSB
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