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 below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	47.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 02:26
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 73.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 223 44% 303 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.5% 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% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 234 284 281 299 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 337 Write 22.8 Mixed 274 SusWrite 272 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 30.3 83% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 84 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 100 61% 66.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 278 65 51 45 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 390 Write 345 Mixed 285 SusWrite 119 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 35.3 123% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 181 164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 171GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 277 305 306 318 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 358 Write 308 Mixed 181 SusWrite 294 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 28.3 110% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 62.6 92% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 749GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 283 337 342 369 382 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 435 Mixed 328 SusWrite 324 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 43.4 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 294 220% 293 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 43GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 282 336 333 117 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 447 Write 397 Mixed 367 SusWrite 233 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 40.4 104% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 260 204% 279 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 106GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 282 151 81 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 403 Write 429 Mixed 382 SusWrite 151 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 314 235% 313 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 121%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 9.5 10 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 9.2 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 267% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 42.3% 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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 22.7 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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	4,544x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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