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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	79.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 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 16:19
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 815 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 817 51% 817 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.5% 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% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 230 176 143 138 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 412 Write 325 Mixed 282 SusWrite 175 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 37.1 134% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 150 140% 213 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 97%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 34GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 98 98 98 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 81.8 Write 68.8 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 97.6 17% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.3 4% 1.53 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: 74 72 72 74 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 85.2 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 72.8 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 47%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 116 109 117 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 107 Write 89.4 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 113 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 34 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,584x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16