Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive142% 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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 22:37
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 97.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 251
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 726
71% 583 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 772 801 585 244 208 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 878
Mixed 482
SusWrite 561
166% 746 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 39
143% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 233
245% 401 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 142%
Great: 332%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
523GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 94 94 92 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
49% Average
Read 78.5
Write 62.2
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 91.9
48% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 49%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
790GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 84 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 87.5
Write 88.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 84.9
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 27.3
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 24.7
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 47
85% 47 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,359 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: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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