Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive220% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 12:14
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 88%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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)
72.9% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 758
69% 580 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 148
Parallax 137
112% 141 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 2,352
Write 1,268
Mixed 1,198
353% 1,606 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 23.3
149% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 49.3
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 25.9
45% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 220%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.3% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.8
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 21.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.3%
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 1,743 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: $855
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