Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	119% 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 Drive	195% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	15.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 01:44
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 697 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 1,163 72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 167 Parallax 172 131% 167 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 172 Splatting 115 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 768 744 977 1053 928 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,822 Write 1,551 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 932 305% 1,366 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 41.5 152% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 152 181% 336 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 457GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 228 314 339 339 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 464 Write 402 Mixed 229 SusWrite 316 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 22 75% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 40.2 DQ Mixed 65 85% 163 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 33GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 93 89 102 105 95 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 98.5 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 69%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 52GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 79 75 82 84 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 85 Write 95.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 81 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 89%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 289GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 61 72 78 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 91.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 69.5 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 136 132 139 146 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 162 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 139 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 86 77 100 113 104 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 143 Write 135 Mixed 74 SusWrite 98.4 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 258GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 72 65 83 92 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 70.8 Write 71.3 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 80.4 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 68%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 104GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 65 59 78 82 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 78 Write 64 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 69.5 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 65%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 84.7 Write 69 Mixed 49.2 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 118%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO Builds (Compare 1,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 96%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO - $250

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	313x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	64x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	57x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	52x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $988

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