Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	116% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 10:20
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 778 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 311 311 310 312 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 441 Mixed 335 SusWrite 322 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57.8 195% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 61GB free Firmware: SAFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 106 135 131 132 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 502 Write 374 Mixed 317 SusWrite 134 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 18.9 117% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 50.4 113% 233 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 133GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 85 87 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 58 Write 66.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 86.1 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 61%
Hitachi HTS543216L9SA00 160GB 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 34GB free Firmware: FB2OC43C SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 33 Write 31 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 36.4 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 34%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 241GB free Firmware: ML5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 96 97 98 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 98.1 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 66%
Seagate ST9320320AS 320GB-$60 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 13GB free Firmware: BS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 19 19 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 45.7 Write 40.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 20.5 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 37%
Generic- SD/MMC 16GB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	4.17% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5 7% 7.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 80%

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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