Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.6% 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	204% 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 11:59
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 94 2-Core 200 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 388 54% 396 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 76.4 51% 67.4 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 51.7 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 330 328 343 346 343 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,851 Write 1,482 Mixed 555 SusWrite 340 234% 1,057 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 55.9 202% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,041 DQ Mixed 669 612% 935 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 236%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 146GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 234 235 236 237 236 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 447 Mixed 364 SusWrite 243 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 51.8 180% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 306 235% 319 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 214GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 37 39 39 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 235GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 290 292 306 309 306 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 332 Write 329 Mixed 254 SusWrite 296 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 37.7 134% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 160 127% 175 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 97%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 642GB free Firmware: 00.0NA02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 120 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 122 Write 111 Mixed 85 SusWrite 120 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 176GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 129 129 129 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 77.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 128 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 486GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 152 159 156 149 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 164 Write 136 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 148 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 107%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 629GB free Firmware: 00.0NA02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 125 129 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 127 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 438GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 143 148 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	67% Good	Read 88.7 Write 102 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 145 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 64GB 1,211 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 28GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 7.7 7.1 9 10 9.4 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 35 Write 9 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 8.7 21% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2 116% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 20 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 108%

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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	4,554x
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 $37
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