Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 08:53
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 75.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 233
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 905
81% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,284
80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 110
Parallax 106
89% 109 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 90.8
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
862GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 156
Mixed 144
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.68
4K Mixed 0.34
138% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
157GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 85.1
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.21
99% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 109%
USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB
14GB free, PID b113
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 26.3
Write 4.83
Mixed 7.93
13% 13 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
130% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 CL16-18-18 D4-3200 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 36.1
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 28.4
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 89.5
45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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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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