Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.7% 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 Drive230% 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)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180709
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 18:19
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 252
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 967
86% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
PwrHis(1787 2358) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Lighting 70.3
Reflection 63.3
Parallax 83.5
57% 72.4 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 55.6
Splatting 79.9
56% 66.2 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 305 308 310 313 313 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,280
Write 1,460
Mixed 1,194
SusWrite 485
300% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 73.3
231% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 857
630% 831 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 230%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
648GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 469 466 474 473 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 480
Mixed 458
SusWrite 472
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 49.2
178% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
70GB free
Firmware: VT100-50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 63 63 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 55
Write 55
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 62.4
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 38%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
392GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 65 65 66 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 96
Write 95.8
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 64.7
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
311GB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 106 105 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 67
Write 62.2
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 104
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 30.1
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 28
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 101%

 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 1,112 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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