Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.8% 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.
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 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131030
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '17 at 00:23
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 237
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 473
63% 473 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1090 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.10.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.4% Good
Lighting 82.8
Reflection 61.9
Parallax 113
68% 85.8 fps
MRender 61.4
Gravity 82
Splatting 78.7
61% 74 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 530
Write 447
Mixed 514
111% 497 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 14.9
137% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 38.5
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 15
30% 57.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
162GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 156
Write 140
Mixed 152
113% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.27
80% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 27.2
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 25.6
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 75%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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