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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	134% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 23:39
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 139 2-Core 250 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 711 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP2240G 240GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 228 300 218 220 441 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 947 Write 208 Mixed 325 SusWrite 279 96% 440 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 45.5 177% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 296 289% 480 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 214%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 46GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 340 344 328 338 349 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 453 Write 166 Mixed 266 SusWrite 338 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 27.5 104% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 140 117% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 19GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 59.2 Write 55.8 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 37.7 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 323GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 162 163 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 130 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 91GB free Firmware: 3.AAM SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 40 Mixed 30 SusWrite 38.6 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 90GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 92.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 74.1 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 50GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 57 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 60.4 74% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 2x16GB 10,048 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%

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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	4,562x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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