Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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, 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 15:06
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 858 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2377) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 94.4 0% 55.9 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 59.3 56% 69 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X1480G 480GB 3,088 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 37 27 19 23 27 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 499 Write 426 Mixed 395 SusWrite 23 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 33.8 160% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 0.9 66% 154 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 77GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 124 185 127 132 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 461 Mixed 303 SusWrite 166 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 49.2 186% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 250 206% 293 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 93%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 195GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 123 125 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 125 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 Adata 16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 88%

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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	4,587x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	848x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	603x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	895x
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	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16