Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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.
Boot Drive98.7% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '19 at 07:48
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 465
51% 403 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.25
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 151
Parallax 126
116% 140 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 138
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 373 382 390 392 395 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 365
Write 364
Mixed 338
SusWrite 384
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 41.5
147% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 274
225% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 119%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
323GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 40 41 40 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 56.8
Write 43.5
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 39.9
32% 43.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 95 95 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 85.3
Write 88.2
Mixed 52
SusWrite 96.1
109% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,364 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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