Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 15:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 493 67% 497 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 65.4 60% 70.6 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 57.7 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 405 176 47 44 39 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 443 Mixed 334 SusWrite 171 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.9 199% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 237 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 284 287 287 287 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 370 Mixed 332 SusWrite 283 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 53.4 176% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 248 186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 188 191 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 164 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 189 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$135 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 144 143 139 145 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 86.3 Write 92.8 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 142 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 36.8 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%

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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	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
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	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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