Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.8% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (51^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-$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 (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 724 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 206 206 206 206 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 342 Write 371 Mixed 298 SusWrite 203 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 41 140% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 247 186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 347GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 207 207 207 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 350 Write 369 Mixed 348 SusWrite 207 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 48.3 157% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 247 186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 63GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 381 405 405 406 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 378 Write 376 Mixed 358 SusWrite 394 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 30.4 98% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 186 137% 179 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
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	345x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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