Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.1% 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 Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '17 at 22:24
Run Duration628 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 185
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 691
63% 526 Pts
64-Core 1,209
75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
48.9% Average
Lighting 60.2
Reflection 54.2
Parallax 72.9
49% 62.4 fps
MRender 54.7
Gravity 48.7
Splatting 70.3
49% 57.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 50%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.1% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 110
Parallax 104
83% 105 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 96
Splatting 99.9
80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 355
Write 245
Mixed 248
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 23.4
120% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 68.6
80% 139 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137
2.5TB free
Firmware: AR15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 106
Write 118
Mixed 106
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 147
Write 135
Mixed 137
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 96%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137
1TB free
Firmware: RT18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 174
Write 135
Mixed 73.8
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.34
4K Write 7.62
4K Mixed 0.87
294% 3.28 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1TB free
Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 157
Write 138
Mixed 119
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.36
90% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137
513GB free
Firmware: AR15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
46GB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 160
Write 133
Mixed 136
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.19
65% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 96%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
45GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 119
Write 102
Mixed 74.2
73% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.25
76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124
40GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
19GB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 84.4
Write 89
Mixed 129
77% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.66
4K Mixed 0.12
40% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124
12GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB
2TB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 120
Write 137
Mixed 82.7
144% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.39
106% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 59%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB
413GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 128
Write 161
Mixed 78
156% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.22
49% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB
262GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 134
Write 87.7
Mixed 60.6
109% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.31
77% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 50%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB
164GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 79.4
Write 80.7
Mixed 68.5
98% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.31
46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 35.3
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 28.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 119%

 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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