Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.5% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 04:22
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 230 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 605 65% 515 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.5 Reflection 107 Parallax 107 80% 104 fps	Gravity 94.2 Splatting 84.7 79% 89.4 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 93 89 90 89 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 445 Write 142 Mixed 192 SusWrite 106 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 40.2 161% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 166 129% 178 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 328GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 411 142 173 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 463 Mixed 386 SusWrite 253 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 42.3 157% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 204 183% 274 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 138 135 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 129 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 137 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.2 388% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 136 133 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 134 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.1 376% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 25.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 46.8 85% 46.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

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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 $62Bench 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 $279	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 $182	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