Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	8.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	99.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '22 at 04:56
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 482 65% 484 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.05% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 9.4 6% 7.47 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 0.2 12% 16.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.05% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0212B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 295 454 277 261 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 13 Mixed 122 SusWrite 274 49% 226 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 36.9 170% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 55.9 102% 199 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 106GB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 153 174 173 172 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 146 156 170 206 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 74GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 154 169 172 169 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 0GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 64.5 Write 84.9 Mixed 41.7 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 14GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 140 158 158 157 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 31.4 Write 67.3 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 152 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 90%
SABRENT 2TB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1GB free Firmware: 1214 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 42.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 80.6 51% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 93 160 151 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
WD easystore 2647 5TB 3,858 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 17GB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 68 39 48 41 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 191 Write 51.7 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 48.5 94% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 66%
SABRENT 2TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 21GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 114 110 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 82.2 Write 118 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 106 140% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 71% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 173%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 6GB free, PID ab20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 56 54 53 63 44 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 81.6 Write 63.8 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 55.8 84% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion HDD 6TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 9GB free, PID 2038 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 83 79 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 61.1 Write 81.8 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 81.7 108% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 32GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 112 117 114 131 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 106 Write 136 Mixed 115 SusWrite 113 164% 118 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 196% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 1x8GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 70%

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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	4,579x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	845x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	601x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	473x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16