Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200731
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 09 '21 at 06:46
Run Duration292 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 720
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 1120
69% 1120 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.7% Very good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 97.8
Parallax 86.5
71% 90.4 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 90.3
74% 89.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,702
Write 1,050
Mixed 605
245% 1,119 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 44.2
153% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 656
482% 637 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
140GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 306 303 302 307 308 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 431
Mixed 370
SusWrite 316
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 43.9
141% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 355
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
32GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 81 81 74 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 101
SusWrite 77.7
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
229GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 52 48 50 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Read 54
Write 57
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 50.6
36% 49.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 59%
USB3.0 USB DISK 3.0 126GB
117GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.4 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
5.13% Terrible
Read 19.3
Write 7.7
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 8
15% 12.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.13%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GFX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2472 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 27.9
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,742 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: $855
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