Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 07:45
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 53.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 218
68% 129 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 766
74% 611 Pts
64-Core 1,142
71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 322 341 380 376 335 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 425
Write 350
Mixed 332
SusWrite 350
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 20.5
82% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 255
196% 265 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 125%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
890GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 38.2
Write 33.6
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 35.4
45% 33.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.9
205% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
70% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 25
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 21.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,745 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $860
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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