Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '17 at 07:39
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 (69th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 194
67% 120 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 675
64% 530 Pts
64-Core 996
62% 996 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 192
Parallax 182
106% 168 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 178
Splatting 132
120% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
104GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 412
Mixed 420
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 26.3
134% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 80.7
86% 144 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 134%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 1,282
Write 154
Mixed 1,160
190% 865 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 31.4
123% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 119
116% 186 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 108%
Great: 185%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
0GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 413
Mixed 418
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 39.6
153% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 70.6
90% 161 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
795GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 169
Mixed 160
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.34
124% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 16.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 107%

 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: $860
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