Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37% 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 Drive231% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '17 at 06:59
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 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 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 795
75% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368E) 2GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37% Below average
Lighting 48.6
Reflection 45.5
Parallax 40.8
40% 45 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 36.8
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 2,677
Write 1,245
Mixed 1,442
393% 1,788 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 26.9
127% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 105
113% 190 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 231%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
51GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 411
Mixed 421
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 33.2
119% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 93.2
101% 171 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
173GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 93.6
Mixed 78.3
66% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.37
88% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 35.6
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 28.3
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME Builds (Compare 209 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $764
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