Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive230% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 20 '17 at 14:38
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 784
70% 593 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
363GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 506
Write 479
Mixed 470
108% 485 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 17.9
101% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.4
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 44.1
46% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 107%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,783
Write 1,098
Mixed 1,334
380% 1,739 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 34.5
164% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 49.3
DQ Write 86.7
DQ Mixed 65.3
50% 67.1 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 230%
Great: 236%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232
32GB free
Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 179
Write 175
Mixed 151
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 10.3
84% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 63.1
DQ Mixed 9.9
17% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
534GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 187
Mixed 130
126% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.39
108% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
181GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 76.7
Write 73.4
Mixed 76.7
57% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.31
97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 37
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 28.9
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 25.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.4%
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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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