Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.2% 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 Drive	208% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170311
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '17 at 04:42
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 69.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 76% 140 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 813 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,238 77% 1,238 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 109 Parallax 91.2 85% 101 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 95 77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 1,064 Mixed 1,241 351% 1,602 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 23.1 124% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 42 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 124 103% 142 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 70GB free Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 99 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15523 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1532 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 0 51543080994 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 90 90 11 (EA) Unknown 100 100 156271 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17433 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19302 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 18863	68.8% Good	Read 503 Write 243 Mixed 214 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 14.2 79% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 77.8 102% 184 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 6266 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 603 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3904 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 591 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 534 (C2) HDA temperature 118 102 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	89.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 160 Mixed 147 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 0.17 106% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 135 135 34387591594 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 436 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3889 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 363 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 436 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 436 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 188979413028 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	95.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 165 Mixed 154 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.22 90% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 702GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 136 136 34387329445 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 394 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3902 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 362 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 394 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 394 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 193274380324 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	67.3% Good	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 136 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.21 78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 107%
USB FLASH DRIVE 1GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	8.65% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 16.1 Mixed 17.8 22% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.98 4K Write 0.06 4K Mixed 0.06 37% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.65% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 24.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 107%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	277x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	206x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	191x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	115x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	88x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16