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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 14:25
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 281 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 756 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 5390) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 172 Reflection 183 Parallax 174 140% 176 fps	Gravity 171 Splatting 116 123% 144 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,148 Write 6,916 Mixed 6,737 1,549% 6,934 MB/s	4K Read 640 4K Write 337 4K Mixed 406 1,669% 461 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 940 733% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 437 441 443 443 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 441 Mixed 374 SusWrite 440 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 52.9 189% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 364 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 184 184 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 184 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%

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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 $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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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