Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '24 at 10:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 186 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 350 44% 335 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 82 87 70 74 84 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.8% Above average	Read 284 Write 179 Mixed 204 SusWrite 77.8 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 27.1 94% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 185 141% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 87%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 95 83 91 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 157 Write 143 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 91.5 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 87%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 94 82 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 147 Write 140 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 90.8 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 2x4GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 17.1 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	26	20	64	0"	1280 720

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Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,377 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,166x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	410x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	92x

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	51x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $650

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16