Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 142% UFO


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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 12:05
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 121 2-Core 248 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 659 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403E) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 264 Parallax 309 239% 289 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 256 Splatting 189 206% 262 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 376 Write 367 Mixed 311 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 47.6 169% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 217 170% 236 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 46GB free Firmware: 3.43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 43.2 Write 44.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 41 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 22GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 109 Write 98.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 101 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 88%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 40GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 35 Write 36.6 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 76.1 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 55%
WD My Passport 07A8 500GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 456GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 66 SusWrite 116 137% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 24.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 79%

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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 $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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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