Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.5% 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)
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.
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VI HERO  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 01 '22 at 22:39
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 593
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 37.8
Parallax 54.4
33% 44.4 fps
MRender 54.8
Gravity 51.9
Splatting 41.3
40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
466GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 475 475 480 474 476 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
3TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 198 199 199 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 190
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 196
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 7.3
24% 8.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 9.2
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 70%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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