Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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.
Graphics	47.2% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 422 54% 410 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 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% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 66 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 59.5 54% 64.1 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 0.03 Splatting 52.8 34% 41.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 981 Write 687 Mixed 436 155% 701 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 31.3 116% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 112 147% 262 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 291%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 96GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 122 Mixed 82 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 406GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 137 Write 60.8 Mixed 72.7 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 144 Write 126 Mixed 80.7 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 143 Write 135 Mixed 93.3 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 56GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37.3 Write 23.3 Mixed 20.3 32% 27 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 56% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 28%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 118 Mixed 83.5 135% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 21.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 23.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x
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	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $279	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