Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 16 '19 at 18:52
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 618
66% 524 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250E
Sapphire(174B E213) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 13.5
0% 9.12 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 16.2
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 3.58%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Red 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$125
653GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 63 65 75 82 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 110
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 75.2
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 60%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB
11GB free, PID 55a5
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 4.5 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
8.58% Terrible
Read 22.6
Write 12.7
Mixed 14.4
SusWrite 5.7
17% 13.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 2.4
131% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.58%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,371 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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