Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.1% 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 Drive221% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 01:18
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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)
75.1% Very good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 201
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 804
71% 604 Pts
64-Core 1,114
69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Lighting 72.6
Reflection 61.3
Parallax 89.1
59% 74.3 fps
MRender 60.7
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 78.8
56% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
363GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 504
Write 482
Mixed 459
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 27.5
118% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 75.5
DQ Mixed 17.8
23% 40 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 107%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 2,746
Write 1,035
Mixed 1,297
370% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 22.3
157% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 49.3
DQ Write 90.7
DQ Mixed 22.3
30% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 221%
Great: 236%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232
32GB free
Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
50% Above average
Read 197
Write 169
Mixed 175
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 9.6
85% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 9.45
53% 121 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
534GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 142
Mixed 149
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.21
72% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
181GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
44% Average
Read 79.3
Write 73.8
Mixed 74.3
57% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.33
98% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44%
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% Excellent
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 28.9
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 25.3
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89%
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 1,743 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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