Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.4% 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 Drive128% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 06:14
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 70.3
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
89% 169 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 825
88% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 47.5
Reflection 45.9
Parallax 40.8
39% 44.7 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 37.3
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 420 430 421 450 427 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 378
SusWrite 438
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.5
208% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 128%
Great: 134%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
233GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 59.5
Write 61.5
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 61.6
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 35%
Toshiba MK3276GSX 320GB-$10
212GB free
Firmware: GS001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 90.5
Write 85.5
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 82
50% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 27
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 114%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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