Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 02:41
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 964
86% 727 Pts
64-Core 1,359
84% 1,359 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
Asus(1043 0555) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 18.6
Parallax 181
84% 101 fps
MRender 91
Gravity 110
Splatting 76
74% 92.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,503
Write 2,312
Mixed 1,459
464% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79
263% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 660
DQ Write 607
DQ Mixed 603
461% 623 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 202 201 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 152
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 200
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8
14GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Read 40
Write 25.2
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 13
32% 26 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.7
130% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 48.7
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 39.3
129% 45.2 GB/s
SC Read 30.9
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 34.6
104% 36.6 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 917 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 (WI-FI) - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $988
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