Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131009
Uptime17 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 23:45
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 482
64% 482 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
EVGA(3842 2650) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.07% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 9.42
Parallax 11.8
8% 10.5 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 12.1
Splatting 13
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.07%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 251 257 249 249 242 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 342
Write 329
Mixed 243
SusWrite 247
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 34.9
115% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 120
119% 191 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 110%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
27GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 34
Write 32
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 37
25% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 35%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
697GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 164 165 168 169 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 163
Mixed 101
SusWrite 161
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 18.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 64%

 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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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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