Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	107% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 06:41
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 220 88% 150 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 700 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 150 Reflection 165 Parallax 141 122% 152 fps	Gravity 148 Splatting 121 117% 135 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 115 103 77 73 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 465 Mixed 369 SusWrite 129 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.1 204% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 236 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 293 294 295 277 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 412 SusWrite 304 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 169GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 108 104 109 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 85 Write 78.7 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 107 67% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 802GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 150 153 146 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 150 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 150 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 86GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 66 68 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 62 Write 67.7 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 67.3 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 59%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 92GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 69 71 67 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 69.1 101% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 28 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 28.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 43.5 92% 43.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 81%

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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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

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 $184	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) $35	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