Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180122
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 28 '18 at 16:31
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$211
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 795
74% 618 Pts
64-Core 1,254
78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2763) 2GB
CLim: 1412 MHz, MLim: 1602 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
6.16% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 2.75
0% 1.47 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 35.7
Splatting 0.09
18% 24.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 6.16%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235
4TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 197
Mixed 170
140% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 4.63
4K Mixed 0.51
182% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 121%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 177
Mixed 168
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.93
4K Mixed 0.43
132% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB-$50
111GB free
Firmware: AX002J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 67.8
Write 64
Mixed 69.2
51% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 54%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
7GB free, PID 0062
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
7.73% Terrible
Read 25.5
Write 10.5
Mixed 11.8
18% 16 MB/s
4K Read 7.18
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.009
27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.73%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 32.8
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,746 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: $860
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