Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '19 at 16:49
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 254
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 454
65% 478 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1642 MHz, MLim: 930 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 90.7
Parallax 182
94% 129 fps
MRender 89.2
Gravity 124
Splatting 130
96% 114 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 244 265 257 262 450 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 331
Write 374
Mixed 364
SusWrite 295
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 23.5
103% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 231
185% 266 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 75%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
466GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 445 455 463 459 298 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 450
Mixed 433
SusWrite 421
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 56.7
189% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 268
227% 332 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
870GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 186 185 185 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 171
Mixed 84
SusWrite 185
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 18.7
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,367 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $640
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