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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	123% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '19 at 05:28
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 180 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 288 37% 280 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 227 223 215 229 225 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 568 Mixed 350 SusWrite 279 118% 536 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 40 137% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 270 278% 473 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 210%
Seagate ST1000NM0008-2F2100 1TB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 32GB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 96 112 145 155 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 96.2 Write 100 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 126 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 111%
WD WD3200AACS-00ZUB0 320GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 146GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 58 59 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 44.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 57.7 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 65GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 39.3 Mixed 38 SusWrite 54.8 35% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP 2x8GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 27.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 86%

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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 $295	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