Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 18:54
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 654 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2992) CLim: 1597 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 121 Parallax 106 89% 112 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 105 Splatting 86.3 78% 96 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 83%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 475 Write 452 Mixed 366 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 46.9 164% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 505GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 96.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 68.8 64% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 196 Write 204 Mixed 124 219% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 86%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 26GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 24.3 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.7 11% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.3 152% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,152x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	409x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	91x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	88x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	63x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	50x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16