Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130425
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 16:08
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 186
79% 132 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 590
62% 498 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,000
Write 924
Mixed 6,558
1,062% 4,827 MB/s
4K Read 822
4K Write 627
4K Mixed 50.4
1,641% 500 MB/s
DQ Read 737
DQ Write 1,237
DQ Mixed 1,313
903% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
115GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 78 77 73 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 86.3
Write 83.6
Mixed 57
SusWrite 76.6
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 51%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB
79GB free
Firmware: 7QR5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 71 72 70 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 79.3
Write 83.9
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 71.6
51% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 47%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
59GB free
Firmware: 4V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 77 72 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 92.3
Write 92.5
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 76.4
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $639
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