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 above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 343 41% 317 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1471 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 63.8 Reflection 9.54 Parallax 58.8 52% 44 fps	Gravity 61.3 Splatting 53 50% 57.1 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,828 Write 1905 Mixed 1,582 396% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.4 188% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 910 670% 884 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
Patriot Torch 120GB-$40 147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 68GB free Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 139 136 138 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 362 Write 153 Mixed 185 SusWrite 130 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 21.4 102% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 68.4 DQ Mixed 3.9 26% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 149 152 149 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 82 SusWrite 149 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 153GB free Firmware: P22OA70A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 64 65 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 62 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 64 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 39%
DISK 4GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	8.99% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 17.5 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 17.2 24% 19 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.99% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 21.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 86%

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

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Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,366 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,156x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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