Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20131220
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 18:00
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 250 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 691 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% PNY(196E 1325) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 78.6 81% 89.2 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 82 Splatting 79.3 64% 78 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 141 144 124 144 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 485 Write 143 Mixed 200 SusWrite 140 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 33.9 104% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 44.4 76% 152 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 146 149 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 134 Write 105 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 150 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 189 187 193 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 153 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 187 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 144 149 148 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 150 Write 137 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 147 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 84%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 135 140 140 136 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 116 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 344% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 9.13 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 78%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,366 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,156x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	185x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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