Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 23 '23 at 19:10
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 203
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 463
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.6% Very good
Lighting 95.3
Reflection 92.7
Parallax 86.4
78% 91.5 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 87.7
Splatting 73.7
69% 85.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 354
Write 228
Mixed 265
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 27.6
101% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 93
104% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
492GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 105
Write 89.1
Mixed 62
SusWrite 71.1
60% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SRT8G86U1-P9H 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1616 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,378 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $650
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