Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190304
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 05:43
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 74
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 621
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 861
53% 861 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 93.1
Reflection 107
Parallax 97.2
76% 99 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 87.5
74% 91.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU655 120GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P180516a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 12 13 14 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 453
Write 54.7
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 14
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 16.6
69% 17.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 215 217 215 215 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
358GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 67 67 69 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 80.2
Write 75
Mixed 48.5
SusWrite 68.2
50% 68 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 25.7
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.6%
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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