Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.6% 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 Drive222% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 02:34
Run Duration302 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 above expectations (80th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 197
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 785
69% 589 Pts
64-Core 1,076
67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)
55.6% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 69.1
Parallax 66.5
56% 68.1 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 68.2
55% 67 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
566GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 2,108
Write 1,427
Mixed 1,250
352% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 37.4
134% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 94.8
104% 177 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 222%
Great: 302%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25
59GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 134
Write 108
Mixed 105
144% 116 MB/s
4K Read 4.14
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 1.1
106% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 112%
USB Flash Memory 1GB
0GB free, PID 6533
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Read 10.1
Write 4.83
Mixed 5.83
8% 6.91 MB/s
4K Read 6.04
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
23% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,745 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $860
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