Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 19:03
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 203
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 706
63% 530 Pts
64-Core 1,230
76% 1,230 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.5% Poor
Lighting 27.8
Reflection 27.6
Parallax 25.7
23% 27 fps
MRender 22.5
Gravity 33.9
Splatting 25.5
22% 27.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 180
Write 159
Mixed 112
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 12.6
63% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 32.5
45% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 66%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 143
Mixed 139
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.19
65% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
437GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 86.8
Mixed 81.3
65% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.44
120% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 25.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 19.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $549
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