Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 88% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170907
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 03 '17 at 00:42
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 72.6
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 196
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 784
70% 589 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB; MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 WAVE 8G
CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.9.3
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 82.4
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 96.7
67% 91.6 fps
MRender 91.2
Gravity 102
Splatting 133
91% 108 fps
Poor: 85%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 98%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
679GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 86
Mixed 86.1
68% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.19
79% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 73
Write 113
Mixed 57.9
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.27
77% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 27.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%

 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%
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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: $855
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