Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.3% 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 Drive	80.2% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 19:01
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 73.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 838 80% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2542 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.3% Poor	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 24.7 22% 27.1 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 26.3 Splatting 34.3 27% 32.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 114 113 112 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 465 Write 217 Mixed 174 SusWrite 118 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 33.7 143% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 183 152% 226 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 128%
Asmt 2115 250GB 750 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 179GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 319 319 319 319 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 397 Write 380 Mixed 340 SusWrite 323 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 27.4 87% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 146 111% 148 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 432GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 102 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 174 Write 191 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 103 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 209 207 210 209 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 164 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 208 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 2,149 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 26 14 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 11 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 16.9 18% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 3.5 254% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 11.1 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 12.6 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 120%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	313x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	64x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	57x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	52x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $988

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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