Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% 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)
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 00:48
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 233 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 572 62% 492 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 70.6 60% 73.6 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 73 Splatting 69.2 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,487 Write 6887 Mixed 6,738 1,570% 7,037 MB/s	4K Read 359 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 244 967% 270 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 777 598% 824 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 68GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,200 Write 1,731 Mixed 1,965 438% 1,966 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 89.3 291% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 770 DQ Mixed 830 638% 872 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 442%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 106 105 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 105 Mixed 60 SusWrite 106 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 769GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 25 24 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 161 Write 104 Mixed 81 SusWrite 25.1 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 395% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 89%
Seagate One Touch HDD 5TB 1,096 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 743GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 25 26 24 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 68.9 Write 84.5 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 25 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 179 181 180 180 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 179 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 35 33 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 78.5 Write 82.9 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 34 77% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 94 95 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 93.1 123% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.5 237% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$117 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2885 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 31.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 25.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 113%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,567x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $746

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16