Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 16:35
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 568 75% 564 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 58.6 49% 61.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 52.4 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 475 480 486 469 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 350 SusWrite 444 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 47.4 182% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 343 263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 7GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 244 Write 130 Mixed 110 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 23.3 81% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 68.5 62% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,594x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	852x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	997x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	897x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	476x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	350x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	255x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $792

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16