Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '18 at 16:44
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 614
68% 536 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 79
Reflection 80.3
Parallax 77.3
64% 78.9 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 71.8
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 252
Write 109
Mixed 151
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 7.2
79% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 49
57% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 46%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
22GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 38
Write 17
Mixed 23.2
30% 26.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.58
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 2.74 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.3
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,359 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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