Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% 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	107% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 15:06
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 114 2-Core 199 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 608 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.3% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 51 33% 43.5 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 48 Splatting 36 37% 46 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 261 274 275 272 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 428 Mixed 330 SusWrite 278 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 52.1 177% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 222 204% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 108 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 106 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 632GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 184 184 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 141 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 184 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 91 89 93 92 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 82.4 Write 81.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 87.2 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.4 192% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 75%
USB3.0 high speed 2TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 41.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 41.9 57% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 11.3 1,088% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 19.4 DQ Mixed 11.9 1,112% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

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 $293	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