Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 09 '17 at 15:03
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 587
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 67.2
63% 74.1 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 71.6
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 411
Mixed 418
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 45.5
171% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 106
133% 237 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
43GB free
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 480
Write 147
Mixed 216
61% 281 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 21
134% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 53.6
66% 116 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
841GB free
Firmware: 1808
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
62% Good
Read 109
Write 107
Mixed 101
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.32
83% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 62%
Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
68GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
67% Good
Read 112
Write 121
Mixed 107
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.19
75% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1371 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.2% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.6
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.2
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,358 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: $639
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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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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