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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	51.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 01:17
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 421 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 268 157 143 62 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 249 Write 340 Mixed 219 SusWrite 178 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 29.8 104% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 159 141% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 209 47 46 46 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 420 Write 418 Mixed 329 SusWrite 120 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 46.5 157% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 234 208% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 171GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 338 336 342 344 334 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 377 Write 317 Mixed 185 SusWrite 334 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 17.9 82% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 66.6 92% 170 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 749GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 384 419 446 447 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 448 Mixed 391 SusWrite 411 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 44.9 158% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 347 253% 331 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 52GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 382 417 153 113 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 399 Mixed 396 SusWrite 250 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 48.9 159% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 321 244% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 404GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 383 418 446 447 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 444 Mixed 384 SusWrite 411 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 43.9 154% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 341 254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 160 156 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 153 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 256% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x16GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 110%

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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	4,564x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $808

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16