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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 08:01
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 239 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 616 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% 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 146 Reflection 160 Parallax 137 119% 148 fps	Gravity 136 Splatting 102 103% 119 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% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 266 261 264 251 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 453 Mixed 350 SusWrite 270 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.4 186% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 225 206% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 295 297 296 297 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 437 Mixed 390 SusWrite 307 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.6 209% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 169GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 73 73 73 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 69.8 Write 60.7 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 71.9 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 802GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 152 152 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 104 SusWrite 151 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 86GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 66 65 66 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 65.2 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 65.1 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 59%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 95GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 69 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 69.3 100% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.1% 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 (97^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 26.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 24.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 81%

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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	1,155x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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