Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive308% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '17 at 12:40
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 75.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 894
83% 692 Pts
64-Core 1,373
85% 1,373 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 147
Parallax 126
111% 136 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,823
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,943
497% 2,242 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 56.5
188% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 402
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 196
196% 316 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 308%
Great: 353%
Corsair Performance Pro 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 486
Write 293
Mixed 347
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 28.2
107% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 80.2
112% 205 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 92%
Corsair Performance Pro 128GB
114GB free
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 475
Write 296
Mixed 349
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 28.5
108% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 78.6
111% 205 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
24GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 515
Write 269
Mixed 299
79% 361 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 22.3
113% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 60.5
107% 213 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139
9.5TB free
Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
16GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 73.7
Write 84.8
Mixed 75.3
59% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.13
69% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 29.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 129%

 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%
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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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