Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 16:02
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 296 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 806 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Dell(1028 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 138 127 124 136 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 394 Write 330 Mixed 292 SusWrite 158 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.5 136% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 137 130% 200 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 97%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 34GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 98 96 93 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 65.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 96.3 17% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 4% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 8%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 73GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 72 73 71 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 79.6 Write 72.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 72.9 48% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 208% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 47%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 109 111 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 97.6 Write 101 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 113 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.7 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,592x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	851x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x
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 $45Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	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