Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive213% 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 23:50
Run Duration312 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 94.7
2-Core 196
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 723
67% 560 Pts
64-Core 1,224
76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.1% Average
Lighting 54.3
Reflection 62.9
Parallax 50.8
44% 56 fps
MRender 77.5
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 71
55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,907
Write 1,222
Mixed 1,132
314% 1,421 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 42.9
175% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 91.8
97% 163 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 213%
Great: 254%
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 240GB
20GB free
Firmware: 606ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 505
Write 222
Mixed 317
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 13.2
86% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 49.1
74% 137 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 90%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
1.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 157
Mixed 154
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 2.01
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.29
157% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 104%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB
490GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 169
Write 164
Mixed 124
192% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.73
4K Mixed 0.29
106% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 105%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13
59GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Read 74.4
Write 29
Mixed 11.6
38% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.27
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.13
54% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 51%
USB Flash Memory 32GB
29GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
9.31% Terrible
Read 21.4
Write 13.8
Mixed 12.5
19% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.11
4K Write 0.58
4K Mixed 0.4
56% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.31%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 30
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR VI HERO Builds (Compare 1,745 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: $860
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