Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '22 at 22:10
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 533
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 114
Parallax 130
105% 124 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 118
Splatting 106
108% 136 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 290
Write 199
Mixed 181
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 41
140% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 193
149% 204 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 107%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
37GB free
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 168 186 187 187 187 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 303
Write 226
Mixed 191
SusWrite 173
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 29
115% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 189
147% 202 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
344GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 167 186 186 187 186 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 366
Write 342
Mixed 320
SusWrite 173
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 43.1
140% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 184
142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 78%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Builds (Compare 419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI EXTREME - $580

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,180
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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