Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131009
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 18:15
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$62 128,482 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)	78.2% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 385 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% XFX(1682 9270) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 45.3 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 31 Splatting 38.6 28% 33.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: M306 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 307 Write 349 Mixed 312 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 34.8 142% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 219 198% 301 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 145 145 142 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 124 Mixed 80 SusWrite 141 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 541GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 94 97 88 92 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 120 Write 93.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 90.5 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop 3TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 73GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 13.5 Write 20.7 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 39.6 33% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 21%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 115GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 30 34 34 34 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 89.7 Write 59.2 Mixed 68 SusWrite 33.5 79% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.2 130% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 65%

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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%

Sail boat

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 $179	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