Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.7% 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 Drive	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '18 at 12:31
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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-$127 128,482 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 above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 387 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 79%

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: 390.77 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 109 Parallax 102 86% 106 fps	MRender 88.8 Gravity 95 Splatting 92.6 76% 92.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 791 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 856 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 66 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 76058 (A5) Unknown 100 100 190 (A6) Unknown 100 100 89 (A7) Unknown 100 100 151 (94) Unknown 100 100 23897 (95) Unknown 100 100 846 (96) Unknown 100 100 658 (97) Unknown 100 100 796 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 300 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 46 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 634692 (F2) Unknown 100 100 239123 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2433856	90.9% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 344 Mixed 357 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 30.6 125% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 63.4 98% 190 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 127%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 236GB free Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 445 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 67 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 8017 (A5) Unknown 100 100 35 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 15 (94) Unknown 100 100 4701 (95) Unknown 100 100 208 (96) Unknown 100 100 37 (97) Unknown 100 100 174 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 42 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 88081 (F2) Unknown 100 100 87715 (F5) Unknown 100 100 256544	91.1% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 343 Mixed 357 89% 404 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 30.8 126% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 63.2 101% 195 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 127%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12798 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 852 (B1) Unknown 99 99 17 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 56 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 25 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4294255691	115% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 415 Mixed 422 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 48.3 180% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 107 136% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12845 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 869 (B1) Unknown 99 99 17 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 25 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8024680138	114% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 414 Mixed 422 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 47 177% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 115 139% 245 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 295GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 176 4058 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1574 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12053 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1491 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 389 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1184 (C2) HDA temperature 118 94 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.3% Average	Read 79.9 Write 91.7 Mixed 86.4 65% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.31 93% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 76%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 203GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 188 3500 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1900 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13509 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1430 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 108 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1791 (C2) HDA temperature 115 88 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.7% Average	Read 73.6 Write 85.7 Mixed 78.1 60% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.19 47% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX2400C11D3/4GX 24GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,152x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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