Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive226% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170907
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '18 at 02:28
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 702
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.5% Average
Lighting 61.5
Reflection 57.4
Parallax 54.1
50% 57.6 fps
MRender 68.5
Gravity 54.8
Splatting 56.2
48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
58GB free
Firmware: SBFZ10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 509
Write 433
Mixed 470
105% 471 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 12.6
111% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 17.8
53% 106 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
43GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 415
Mixed 422
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 40.7
150% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 36.5
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 102
88% 124 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 2,631
Write 1,061
Mixed 1,294
364% 1,662 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 30.2
168% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 94.7
90% 135 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 226%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 22
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79%
Great: 104%

 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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