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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 17:56
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 698 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% 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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 151 Reflection 164 Parallax 155 123% 157 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 111 109% 126 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% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 274 264 271 229 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 482 Mixed 375 SusWrite 271 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.2 207% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 233 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 95GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 294 295 294 294 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 407 SusWrite 308 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.1 231% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 89GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 98.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 70.9 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 734GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 148 148 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 150 Write 143 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 149 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 79GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 64 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 55 Write 64.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 65.2 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 59%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 103GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 71 69 70 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 64 Write 64.8 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 69.3 80% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.5% 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)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.4 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 27.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 43.7 92% 43.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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	1,155x
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 $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 $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