Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35% 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	94% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 19:41
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 233 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 481 62% 471 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Palit(1569 1184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 51.6 34% 44.1 fps	MRender 53.9 Gravity 49.1 Splatting 36 37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 315 293 294 295 288 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 434 Mixed 377 SusWrite 285 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 37.9 137% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 652GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 99 96 96 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 67 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 94.6 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 59%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 851GB free Firmware: 2BC10007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 94 94 92 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 75.8 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 91.5 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 27GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 149 138 113 115 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 96.5 Write 67.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 126 56% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 103%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 173GB free, PID 01ea Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 42 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 34.1 Mixed 32 SusWrite 41 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 23 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,155x
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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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