Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% 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)
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 00:29
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 223 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 591 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% 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 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 283 282 281 250 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 457 Mixed 392 SusWrite 273 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.5 184% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 132 125 127 177 148 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48% Average	Read 258 Write 107 Mixed 193 SusWrite 152 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 20.3 85% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 56 DQ Write 60.2 DQ Mixed 52.4 41% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 383GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 173 173 172 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 145 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 172 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 176 173 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 104 Write 109 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 171 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 207 210 211 211 209 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 120 Write 92.2 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 208 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 278GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 128 126 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 86.7 Write 56 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 126 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 446GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 171 175 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 140 Write 112 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 172 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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