Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '22 at 23:56
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 55.6 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 161 57% 102 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 297 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 58.4 47% 60.9 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 52.2 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 776GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 146 151 163 160 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 297 Write 278 Mixed 265 SusWrite 150 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 30.6 102% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 236 178% 238 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 13GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 359 Write 347 Mixed 317 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 37.4 128% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 345 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 763GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 711GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 266 287 309 304 294 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.3% Excellent	Read 390 Write 320 Mixed 329 SusWrite 279 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 29.3 108% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 403 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 254 222% 332 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 102%
Seagate ST2000DM009-2G4100 2TB 3,203 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 141 146 157 159 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 146 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 258% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1302 1600 CL9 Series 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 57%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,166x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	410x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	92x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	88x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	63x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	51x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $650

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16