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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 867 93% 738 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$85 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 489GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 425 349 278 282 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 418 Mixed 364 SusWrite 341 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.9 159% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 344 245% 315 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 289 200 181 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 416 Mixed 303 SusWrite 191 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 51.7 188% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 249 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 331GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1962 807 601 603 586 602 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 1,996 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 860 368% 1,649 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.4 297% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,102 833% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 145 136 145 149 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 121 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 141 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 0GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88 Write 77.5 Mixed 68.3 98% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 100%

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 @ 3210 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 35 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 33.8 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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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	4,586x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	848x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	603x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	895x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	349x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16