Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 02:05
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 81.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 756
77% 624 Pts
64-Core 993
61% 993 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 80.8
81% 89.3 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 83.8
Splatting 72.3
68% 85.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 132 129 122 118 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 485
Mixed 454
SusWrite 156
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 56.9
190% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
186GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 115
Write 115
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 116
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
306GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 70 71 71 70 71 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 72.5
Write 46.5
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 69.4
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 32.9
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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