Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.7% 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 Drive71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '16 at 23:50
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 451
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 121
Parallax 104
95% 114 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 107
Splatting 103
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 516
Write 356
Mixed 352
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 9.68
96% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 9.66
20% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 97%
Samsung HD120IJ 120GB
110GB free
Firmware: WZ100-33 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 59.1
Write 56.8
Mixed 58.6
44% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.41
98% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 33%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
22GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 100
Write 110
Mixed 96.9
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.57
103% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,363 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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HDDRAMUSB
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