Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJan 25 '20 at 21:28
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 215
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 564
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 118
Parallax 109
88% 112 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 101
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,744
Write 5,214
Mixed 5,240
1,205% 5,400 MB/s
4K Read 258
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 197
742% 213 MB/s
DQ Read 570
DQ Write 457
DQ Mixed 486
371% 504 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
76GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 464 468 468 430 436 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 455
Mixed 407
SusWrite 457
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 53
176% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Mushkin MKNSSDEC1TB 1TB
110GB free
Firmware: P1003B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 104 169 220 65 155 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 357
Write 327
Mixed 252
SusWrite 178
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 26
89% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 178
138% 189 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 95%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419
2TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 132 130 129 131 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 24.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 24.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,367 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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