Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.8% 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)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150824
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 19:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 228 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 736 71% 586 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 854F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 123 Parallax 110 22% 86.8 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 108 Splatting 87.4 80% 98.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 437 Mixed 341 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 58.4 202% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 940 594 589 592 588 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,988 Write 1,705 Mixed 819 SusWrite 837 298% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 60.5 231% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 1,392 DQ Mixed 986 816% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 254%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 281GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 99 103 103 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 139 Write 142 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 97.7 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 17.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 57%

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

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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 $300	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