Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 72.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 241
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 896
81% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,284
80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 153
Parallax 143
117% 146 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 512
Write 211
Mixed 241
70% 321 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 17.2
52% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 73.6
DQ Mixed 50.1
60% 109 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 66%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 179
Mixed 151
124% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.23
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.3
125% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 108%
Imation Secure + 16GB
12GB free, PID 0722
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 149
Write 23.5
Mixed 39.9
67% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 9.59
4K Write 5.58
4K Mixed 3.09
330% 6.09 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,750 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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