Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive148% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170922
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 25 '18 at 10:15
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 856
79% 660 Pts
64-Core 1,270
79% 1,270 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 378E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 1876 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 42
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 39.4
34% 38.4 fps
MRender 41.9
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 37.7
32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 1,389
Write 576
Mixed 779
201% 914 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 43.3
154% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 102
107% 179 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 148%
Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
150GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 126
Write 139
Mixed 126
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.16
66% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76%
Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
48GB free
Firmware: SM12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 62.5
Write 70.5
Mixed 76.6
53% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.18
68% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 50.9
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 36.6
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.4
SC Write 48.2
SC Mixed 35.3
107% 37.3 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,753 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: $854
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