Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.7% 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	88.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 12:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 268 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 749 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 84.5 56% 73.9 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 249 230 149 121 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 441 Write 392 Mixed 256 SusWrite 201 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 39.7 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 45.6 115% 243 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 116%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 563GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 137 Write 116 Mixed 107 SusWrite 82.7 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 196GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 82 93 98 96 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 54.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 92 53% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 2,735 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 99%

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

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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