Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Speed boat


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.8% 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	94% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 09:23
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	20%

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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 i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 56.4 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 192 57% 107 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 622 62% 505 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Asus(1043 056A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 77 Parallax 93.6 61% 81.8 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 61.9 57% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 63.1 59% 69.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 68.4 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 100 104 101 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 433 Mixed 358 SusWrite 134 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 50.3 167% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 338 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 124%
WD WD3202ABYS-02B7A0 320GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 298GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 72 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 61%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 173 176 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 164 Mixed 104 SusWrite 174 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 298GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 64 66 67 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 61.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 65.6 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 40%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 143 142 142 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 124 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 677GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 114 114 117 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.M16FF 4x8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 24.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 12.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

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

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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