Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.4% 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	197% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 00:20
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 797 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 65.1 46% 57.1 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 47.3 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 325 322 324 321 323 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 2,149 Write 1,502 Mixed 664 SusWrite 368 258% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 54.3 231% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 47.7 DQ Write 797 DQ Mixed 62.6 156% 302 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 991GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 154 156 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 149 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 191 191 196 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 183 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 193 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.6 221% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 827GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 160 161 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 149 Write 173 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 161 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 144 143 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 138 Write 83.5 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 144 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 433GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 88.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 90.9 109% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 45%
Kingston DTR30G2 64GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 50GB free, PID 16a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 88 94 89 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 108 Write 83.7 Mixed 33 SusWrite 90.5 101% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.1 90% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 2x8GB 1,021 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 26.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 107%

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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	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
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	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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