Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	98.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 19:27
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (40^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 217 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 360 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55 Reflection 56 Parallax 49.7 45% 53.5 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 52.5 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 329 150 156 150 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 348 Mixed 350 SusWrite 208 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 50.1 171% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 164 171 170 173 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 100 Write 131 Mixed 74 SusWrite 170 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3GB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 67.7 Write 81.8 Mixed 73 56% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 29 SusWrite 105 117% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.6% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.9 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 80%

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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	4,555x
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