Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.9% 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	95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 17:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 234 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 703 64% 539 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 88.1 56% 73.9 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 53.4 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 59 50 49 53 52 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 457 Mixed 353 SusWrite 70.8 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.3 181% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 334 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 114%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 132GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 79 94 55 81 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 372 Write 346 Mixed 322 SusWrite 126 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 24.9 130% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 78.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 34% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 92%
Hua721010kla330 EIT 1TB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 405GB free Firmware: GKAOAC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 37.9 Write 43.9 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 58.7 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 47%
Generic- Multi-Card 64GB 369 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 57GB free, PID 0158 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 20.9 Write 20 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 20.8 27% 20 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.6 230% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBR2 CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 71%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
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	440x
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	345x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 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 $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 $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