Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.5% 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 Drive261% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '17 at 20:23
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 72.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 239
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 860
80% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,356
84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 112
Parallax 106
89% 109 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 97.1
79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS500G32TND-N1A2A 500GB
355GB free
Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 516
Write 342
Mixed 360
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 25.3
101% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 81.7
DQ Mixed 25.8
39% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,372
Write 1,854
Mixed 1,624
433% 1,950 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 48.6
160% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 37.5
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 54.7
42% 55 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 261%
Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 171
Mixed 165
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.15
82% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 178
Mixed 168
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.17
81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 82.7
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.58
4K Write 5.22
4K Mixed 0.49
258% 2.76 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
3TB free, PID ab38
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 170
Write 160
Mixed 96.6
175% 142 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 0.49
261% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 95.1
42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 102%

 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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