Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 157
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 462
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 70
62% 76.4 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 76.4
61% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 193 201 182 183 204 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 347
Write 175
Mixed 126
SusWrite 190
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 19.5
85% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 52.8
90% 179 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAXIMUS VI HERO Builds (Compare 2,363 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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