Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 22:34
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 212
70% 128 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 806
73% 615 Pts
64-Core 1,149
71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 93.9
84% 102 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 98.4
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,764
Write 1,468
Mixed 746
293% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 55.3
191% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 651
504% 691 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01M03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 198 194 190 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 183
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 192
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.9
240% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 107%
Great: 121%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$94
2TB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 190 192 191 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 232
Mixed 117
SusWrite 193
135% 185 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
444% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 26
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76%
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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