Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '18 at 15:58
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 245 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 720 71% 580 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 68.7 59% 73.4 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 63.7 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300s SATA M.2 256GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2170002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 414 Mixed 265 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38 156% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 148 154% 254 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 299 301 268 249 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 452 Mixed 399 SusWrite 294 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.3 210% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 86GB free Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 285 296 311 316 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 473 Write 308 Mixed 222 SusWrite 303 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 15.6 126% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 85.5 106% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 7GB free Firmware: Z2320000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 310 Mixed 235 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 15.2 119% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 86.2 104% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 184 190 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 136 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 184 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 183 199 202 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 167 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 191 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 104%

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

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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	4,555x
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