Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131009
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 14:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 669 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8423) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 29.4 19% 25.3 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 28.2 Splatting 24 22% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 285 277 269 263 250 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 294 Mixed 295 SusWrite 273 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39 161% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 240 205% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 129%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 166 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 184 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 207% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 84GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 55 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 54.7 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 55 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 9KSF25672AZ-1G4D1 4x2GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%

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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	1,163x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	410x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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	51x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16