Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 07:25
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 631 67% 534 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 044C) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 63.8 43% 52.2 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 25.7 29% 36.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 354 331 378 388 410 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 435 Write 380 Mixed 292 SusWrite 374 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 29.1 112% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 181 169% 262 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 106%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 66GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 113 113 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 82.6 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 111 69% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 69%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 279GB free, PID 027e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 106 105 118 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 30 SusWrite 115 122% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	45%	33	341	281	60	27"	1920 1080	BNQ7F29 BenQ XL2720Z

History: Score 24: 2R 3G 5B | Score 37: 4R 3G 8B

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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	1,155x
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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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