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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). 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	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 118 2-Core 276 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 492 68% 504 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 391 323 326 323 330 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 369 SusWrite 353 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.3 217% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 481 473 393 333 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 487 Mixed 389 SusWrite 405 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.8 226% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 171GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 298 299 301 300 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 366 Write 296 Mixed 270 SusWrite 299 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 38.1 148% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 191 155% 219 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	4,580x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	601x

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	473x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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