Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 12:10
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 24.1 2-Core 51.8 39% 52.9 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 423 31% 281 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.3% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 116 Parallax 101 62% 97.6 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 103 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 821 Write 921 Mixed 924 199% 889 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 19.4 93% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 30.4 40% 67.9 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 445%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 553 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 10.7 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 85%

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

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Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,155x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	409x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	91x

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	50x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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