Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 95 1-Core 117 2-Core 195 80% 136 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 502 54% 427 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 51.1 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 104GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 53 53 55 57 56 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 426 Write 407 Mixed 381 SusWrite 63.7 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 41.6 133% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 288%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 53 53 55 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 452 Write 416 Mixed 346 SusWrite 63.6 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 39.1 127% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 53 53 55 57 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 107%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,607x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	854x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	606x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,001x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	477x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	319x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	351x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16