Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.7% 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 Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '17 at 00:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 183
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 702
63% 533 Pts
64-Core 1,286
80% 1,286 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 52
Parallax 56.1
38% 51.5 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 41
Splatting 37
34% 42.8 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 476
Write 194
Mixed 192
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 10.6
77% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 43.5
DQ Mixed 9.29
15% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
358GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 127
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.2
82% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 101%

 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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