Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% 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	211% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 17:29
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 518 66% 498 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% XFX(1682 9380) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 51.8 Parallax 55.6 37% 51 fps	MRender 51 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 37 34% 42.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 604 599 588 598 603 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,857 Write 620 Mixed 696 SusWrite 600 207% 943 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 58.2 247% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 406 339% 511 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 214%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 435 Mixed 292 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 50.1 189% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 250 206% 294 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
Asmt 2115 128GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 9GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 359 Write 284 Mixed 306 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 26.6 87% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 146 106% 136 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 63%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 851GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 121 Write 87.6 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 110 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.2 408% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 65%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.3 5.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	8.13% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 18 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 7.9 20% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 85% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.13% Great: 8%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 39 20 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 141 Write 87 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 33.7 107% 87 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.4 225% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 2,543 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 34.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 116%

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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