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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131121
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 23:39
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 631 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3262 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 59 51 51 49 58 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.8% Above average	Read 281 Write 116 Mixed 204 SusWrite 58.9 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 29.9 101% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 90.5 88% 143 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 116%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 1TB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 423 392 408 403 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 436 Mixed 395 SusWrite 412 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 46.1 145% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 192 137% 180 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 127%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 209 214 206 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 220 Mixed 194 SusWrite 214 289% 212 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 34.5 2,860% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 46.5 4,690% 55.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 228%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 596GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 70 74 66 73 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 72.1 118% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 193GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 73 74 69 74 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 72.6 81% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 85%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

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	1,161x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	410x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

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	51x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16