Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	254% 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 02:54
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 306 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 843 91% 723 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 130 Parallax 134 117% 136 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 114% 144 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 568 538 511 502 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,164 Write 1,611 Mixed 685 SusWrite 576 279% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 63.8 257% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 1346 DQ Mixed 865 750% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 254%
C300-ctf DDAC256MAG 256GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 43GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 220 219 220 220 220 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 322 Write 218 Mixed 238 SusWrite 219 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 12.5 70% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 69.9 78% 132 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 65%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 130 132 136 134 136 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 134 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 97%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 119 126 112 109 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 61 SusWrite 110 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 262% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 163 165 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 162 Mixed 118 SusWrite 165 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 98%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 99 104 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 96.2 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 102 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 884GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 57 58 62 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 102 Write 109 Mixed 95 SusWrite 59.5 68% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 36.2 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 34.8 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

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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	4,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16