Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% 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 Drive81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 06 '19 at 13:23
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 882
82% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,311
81% 1,311 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
Zotac(19DA 1255) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.6% Below average
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 37.4
Parallax 43.2
30% 39.2 fps
MRender 49
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 34.6
31% 38.9 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 274 272 287 288 275 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 413
Write 268
Mixed 293
SusWrite 278
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 30.5
120% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 150
142% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
72GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 92 96 97 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 84.7
Write 59.2
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 95.1
58% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
901GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 105 110 108 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 104
Write 77.7
Mixed 58
SusWrite 107
64% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%

 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 1,107 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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