Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	192% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 00:26
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 886 81% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,298 80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 139 109% 140 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 998 601 595 593 578 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1650 Write 1,632 Mixed 603 SusWrite 828 263% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 46.5 164% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 451 DQ Mixed 598 437% 576 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 96GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 274 274 272 273 266 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 424 Mixed 366 SusWrite 286 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 39.8 135% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 225 206% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 118%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 110 112 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 112 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 110 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 72%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 128GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 71 71 72 71 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 58.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 69.9 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 813GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 142 142 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 138 Write 132 Mixed 69 SusWrite 142 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 390GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 115 115 118 113 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 109 Write 116 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 114 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 76%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 192 194 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 174 Write 188 Mixed 120 SusWrite 186 227% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 86%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 168 165 162 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 159 Mixed 103 SusWrite 164 195% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 35.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	277x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	206x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	191x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	115x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	88x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16