Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics86.1% 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 Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170311
Uptime24.9 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 05:27
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
63.8% Good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 176
63% 111 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 571
54% 447 Pts
64-Core 883
55% 883 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 119
Parallax 117
87% 114 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 119
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 253 257 264 267 269 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 428
Write 278
Mixed 225
SusWrite 258
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 28
86% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 76.6
DQ Mixed 34.5
32% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 126%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
172GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 70 74 71 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 118
Write 107
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 72.8
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 68%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
6GB free, PID 0057
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 16 15 15 16 16 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.04% Terrible
Read 29.5
Write 3
Mixed 7
SusWrite 14.7
15% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.04%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.1% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 24
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 110%

 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $869
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HDDRAMUSB
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