Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.7% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131030
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 03 '17 at 23:06
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 208
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 563
56% 458 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2335 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 120
Parallax 106
92% 113 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 105
Splatting 108
88% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 456
Write 189
Mixed 232
64% 293 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 22.4
128% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 48.5
78% 149 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
711GB free
Firmware: 0302
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 90.7
Write 75.1
Mixed 66.9
58% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.24
69% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 63%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
683GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 135
Write 125
Mixed 118
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.38
96% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 8.9
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,364 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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