Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.5% 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 Drive311% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180419
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 17:56
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 229
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 738
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 1,293
80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 40.5
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 38.3
33% 37.2 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 39.5
Splatting 37.8
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1539 1514 1557 1532 1544 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,342
Write 1,485
Mixed 1,207
SusWrite 1,516
365% 1,637 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 77.9
255% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,113
DQ Write 935
DQ Mixed 995
753% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 311%
Great: 333%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
32GB free
Firmware: DXM01D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 132 181 127 140 288 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 467
Write 318
Mixed 209
SusWrite 164
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 33.9
127% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 119
124% 211 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 99%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
112GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 108 112 110 111 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 307
Write 118
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 110
33% 151 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 19.7
110% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 50.8
75% 146 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 73%
Seagate ST3300831AS 300GB
29GB free
Firmware: 3.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 58 57 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 14
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 57
30% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32%
Great: 37%
Lacie P9233 8TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1053
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 123 123 123 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 125
Write 143
Mixed 103
SusWrite 121
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
489% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
38GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 52 54 64 63 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 57.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 56.7
41% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 69%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
140GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 152 152 153 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 142
Mixed 30
SusWrite 151
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.2
389% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
756GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 138 137 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 181
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 137
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
474% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
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
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 26.1
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 23.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO Builds (Compare 1,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $988
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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