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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 234 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 455 56% 430 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 273 271 273 274 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 481 Mixed 405 SusWrite 290 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.4 203% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 230 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 485 394 325 288 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 483 Mixed 411 SusWrite 370 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 58.8 216% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 104 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 106 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 102 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 23 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,155x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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