Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive193% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime10.4 Days
Run DateDec 02 '17 at 11:34
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 672
62% 516 Pts
64-Core 1,163
72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 19.6
Reflection 22.7
Parallax 18.6
16% 20.3 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 19.8
Splatting 25.9
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,939
Write 1,059
Mixed 1,106
301% 1,368 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 25.4
149% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 23.3
59% 124 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 193%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
435GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 147
Mixed 160
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.62
4K Mixed 0.33
110% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.5% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 25.9
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 20.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.5%
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 1,745 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
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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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HDDRAMUSB
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