Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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	310% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 14:04
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 750 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 846 835 826 813 817 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 2,262 Mixed 1719 SusWrite 870 410% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 98.3 330% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,208 914% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 100GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 276 276 277 276 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 436 Mixed 410 SusWrite 295 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.6 198% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 360GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 101 101 98 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 102 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 99.9 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 59%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 118 118 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 118 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 88%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 116 115 114 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 106 SusWrite 116 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 100%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 836GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 95.3 Write 35.9 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 77.6 77% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.7 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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

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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	4,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 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