Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151001
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '19 at 00:42
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (95^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 742 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 83.1 Parallax 73.2 66% 79.1 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 66 59% 73.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 163 72 59 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 438 Write 470 Mixed 331 SusWrite 130 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 45.4 169% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 182 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 19GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 100 90 89 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 82 SusWrite 90.8 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95 Write 82.5 Mixed 52.5 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 75.5 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 13GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 91 85 86 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 74 Write 71.5 Mixed 47 SusWrite 83.3 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 88%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82 Write 83.7 Mixed 63.7 57% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 170 171 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 100 SusWrite 170 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 124 Write 112 Mixed 81.5 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 103 Write 96 Mixed 77.2 69% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 0GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 85 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 0GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 1.4 1.1 1 1 7.6 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.35% Terrible	Read 1 Write 2.2 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 3.3 2% 2.17 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 1.35% Great: 100%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 23GB free, PID 1053 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 40 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 54% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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