Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.9% 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 Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '20 at 00:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 606
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 3765) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 39.2
25% 33.7 fps
MRender 42.1
Gravity 41.2
Splatting 35.4
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 28%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 118
Parallax 97.4
93% 110 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 80 45 53 57 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 414
Write 259
Mixed 290
SusWrite 73.8
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 34.5
132% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 182
165% 254 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 95 121 123 122 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 144
Write 121
Mixed 106
SusWrite 116
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,367 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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