Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 257 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 653 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1741 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 5.73 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 5% 73 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 93.5 78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 457GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 432 464 436 439 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 454 Mixed 376 SusWrite 439 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 161 159 161 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 129 Mixed 81 SusWrite 160 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 760GB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 162 160 158 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 93.3 Write 72.7 Mixed 71 SusWrite 159 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 114%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 114 112 111 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 112 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVK F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVK 32GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 108%

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Gaming 86%

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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	4,546x
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	889x
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) $30	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