Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170509
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 19:42
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 933
84% 705 Pts
64-Core 1316
81% 1316 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.8% Good
Lighting 87.6
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 118
71% 88.8 fps
MRender 60.5
Gravity 82.4
Splatting 77.9
61% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
67GB free
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
70% Good
Read 501
Write 281
Mixed 241
75% 341 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 56.5
4K Mixed 11.5
94% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 41.3
56% 105 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70%
Great: 108%
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB-$348
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 503
Write 419
Mixed 454
102% 459 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 32.6
118% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 71.2
78% 132 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
297GB free
Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 71.4
Write 84.1
Mixed 87.8
61% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.57
102% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 30.8
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 28.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 119%

 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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