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 (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.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.3% 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 Drive115% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '19 at 13:27
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 259
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 478
66% 490 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.7%
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: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 90.8
Parallax 169
96% 126 fps
MRender 90.4
Gravity 123
Splatting 127
95% 114 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 439 437 392 290 294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 432
Mixed 426
SusWrite 374
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.8
184% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 115%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
466GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 440 437 446 450 318 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 461
Mixed 413
SusWrite 414
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 57
187% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
870GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 187 186 187 187 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 174
Mixed 82
SusWrite 186
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.4
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60%
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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