Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57.3% 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	259% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 08:23
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 782 85% 674 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 73 Parallax 64.8 59% 70.1 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 57.9 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 1360 1392 1426 1428 1088 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,425 Mixed 806 SusWrite 1,344 314% 1,410 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 63.5 247% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 389 DQ Mixed 339 274% 387 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 142GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 476 414 397 398 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 388 Write 389 Mixed 362 SusWrite 432 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 58.1 191% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 236 203% 296 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 405GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 475 473 480 481 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 400 Mixed 364 SusWrite 478 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.1 175% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 263% 346 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.2 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 32.2 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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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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Gaming 86%

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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	4,544x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
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