Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '22 at 19:53
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 630
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 114
Parallax 103
82% 106 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 99.2
80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD easystore 240GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EF430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 147 145 148 145 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 421
Write 361
Mixed 156
SusWrite 155
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 7.9
54% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 35.7
46% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 182 183 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 174
Mixed 87
SusWrite 183
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,363 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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