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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.8% 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	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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 15:14
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 732 71% 585 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 147 Parallax 137 118% 143 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 96.4 98% 113 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 393 400 398 396 402 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 372 Mixed 224 SusWrite 396 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 36.4 120% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 275 225% 321 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 117%
Kingston SH103S3240G 171GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 154GB free Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 98 100 196 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 502 Write 286 Mixed 287 SusWrite 131 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 43.5 160% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 164 140% 200 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 89 95 94 122 119 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 289GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 110 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 109 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 175 174 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 173 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%
Lacie P9230 4TB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 421GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 127 127 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 97.3 Mixed 74 SusWrite 125 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 2x16GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 109%

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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	4,551x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	890x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
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	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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