Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.3% 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	122% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 23:55
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 702 74% 590 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1712 MHz, MLim: 1040 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 52.2 45% 57.4 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 72.7 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 288 289 289 288 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 454 Mixed 371 SusWrite 303 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.8 219% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 360GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 227 227 225 220 225 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 375 Mixed 326 SusWrite 224 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.8 197% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 248 188% 253 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 184 186 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 145 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 185 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 31.7 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 34.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 42.2 95% 42.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%

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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	4,567x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
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	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $746

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16