Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.3% 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	88.2% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 251 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 703 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 36.7 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 39.4 30% 39.2 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 27.5 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 195 108 48 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 482 Write 427 Mixed 383 SusWrite 133 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 45.1 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 243 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 126GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 114 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 99.1 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 450GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 182 182 182 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 167 Mixed 109 SusWrite 181 121% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x16GB 1,600 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

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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	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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