Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.1% 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 Drive298% 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 ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime5 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 05:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 892
82% 687 Pts
64-Core 1,315
81% 1,315 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Lighting 41.7
Reflection 30
Parallax 52.2
34% 41.3 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 37.1
28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 2193 2174 1980 1609 1449 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,692
Write 2,202
Mixed 1,569
SusWrite 1,836
465% 2,075 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 71.3
237% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 53.4
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 70.2
58% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 298%
Great: 393%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
85GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 104 104 101 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 83.8
Write 69.9
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 102
56% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 27.1
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO Builds (Compare 1,108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $988
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