Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.8% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 02:16
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 796 77% 636 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2773) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 43.2 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 53.7 35% 45.7 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 37.2 37% 46.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitach HDS722020ALA330 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: JKAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 100 103 104 101 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 98 Write 93.5 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 99.8 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%
WD WD7500BFCX-68N6G 750GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 235GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.7% Average	Read 86 Write 87 Mixed 52 SusWrite 80.1 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 120 120 121 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 69%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 86 87 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 83.8 Write 85 Mixed 59 SusWrite 85.4 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 82%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 86%

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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	4,576x
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	472x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16