Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.8% 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 Drive75.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 581
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.8% Very good
Lighting 99.2
Reflection 107
Parallax 95.3
81% 101 fps
MRender 83.4
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 81.1
69% 84.3 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
930GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 401
Mixed 422
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 24.2
136% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 20.3
74% 160 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 133%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCIe 240GB
172GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 585
Write 179
Mixed 189
69% 317 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 7.98
78% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 8.47
18% 34.1 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 89%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 490
Write 339
Mixed 351
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 17.2
115% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.5
DQ Write 70.5
DQ Mixed 15.9
22% 39.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,363 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: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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