Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 701 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 165 Parallax 141 124% 153 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 148 Splatting 121 107% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 276 274 255 274 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 483 Mixed 386 SusWrite 282 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.5 209% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 232 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 295 296 295 296 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 417 SusWrite 308 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 67.3 234% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 169GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 127 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 103 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 125 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 802GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 154 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 129 Mixed 101 SusWrite 153 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 86GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 66 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 66 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 65 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 59%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 95GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 68 71 69 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 93 Write 71.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 69.3 96% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 27.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 43.3 92% 43.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 81%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 81%

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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 $62Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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