Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 06:05
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 768 78% 631 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$60 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 952 Write 210 Mixed 319 107% 494 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.5 166% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 284 282% 472 MB/s
Poor: 101% Great: 204%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 486 Write 461 Mixed 450 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 67.4 231% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 141GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 306 Write 205 Mixed 225 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 42.3 162% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 155 124% 173 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 138 Write 142 Mixed 95.2 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,541 Write 77.5 Mixed 122 1,610% 2,247 MB/s	4K Read 980 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 4.1 41,301% 328 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 33.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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