Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.7% 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 Drive	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 16:28
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 407 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.7% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.5 80% 102 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 97.4 79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 58 5.3 58 57 6.4 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.3% Average	Read 66.7 Write 56 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 35 9% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 32.3 101% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 57.5 DQ Mixed 57.6 54% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 469 Write 135 Mixed 131 SusWrite 130 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 20.5 112% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 49.3 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 73%
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 17GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 74 75 74 73 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 407 Write 76.6 Mixed 122 SusWrite 72.9 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 31.6 128% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 81.4 62% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 67%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 46GB free Firmware: 020KST17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 165 88 62 70 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 445 Write 222 Mixed 330 SusWrite 138 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 41.6 159% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 190 165% 243 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%

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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	47	12	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0417 G277HU

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Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,374 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	1,164x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	410x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	298x

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 $139Bench 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	51x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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