Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.3% 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	114% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 501 66% 498 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3175) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 71 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 115 114 111 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 493 Mixed 378 SusWrite 148 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 64 222% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 294GB free Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 295 471 1384 1417 1423 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,595 Write 102 Mixed 974 SusWrite 879 196% 888 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 26.8 163% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 472 351% 488 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 264%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 164GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 428 395 384 380 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 490 Mixed 412 SusWrite 402 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.3 225% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 645GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 108 120 123 124 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 62 Write 110 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 118 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 70%
Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 163GB free, PID 8001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 199 120 108 109 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 406 Mixed 338 SusWrite 165 433% 330 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 37.5 3,611% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 40.2 4,035% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 315%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26.8 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 91%

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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	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
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	441x
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	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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