Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.3% 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 Drive105% 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.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 18:29
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 194
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 771
69% 582 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.5
86% 104 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 97.8
79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
112GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 482
Write 139
Mixed 193
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 14.7
84% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 39.6
67% 131 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
52GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 166
Write 93.3
Mixed 102
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 12.1
77% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 96.6
DQ Mixed 30.2
44% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 73%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 272
Mixed 449
149% 691 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 16.6
84% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 42.8
75% 151 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 144%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
270GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 98.9
Write 64.4
Mixed 74.7
60% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.34
69% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 36.8
Write 33.1
Mixed 16.7
35% 28.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.19
46% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 29
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 23.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85%
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%
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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