Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 169 2-Core 338 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1,345 119% 1,010 Pts	64-Core 1,345 83% 1,345 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,630 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,605 481% 2,167 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 97.4 334% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,409 DQ Mixed 1,167 894% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 65GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 165 7.5 94 150 7.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 520 Write 474 Mixed 418 SusWrite 149 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 33.7 162% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 0.4 67% 156 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%
120gb SSD 120GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 82GB free Firmware: V3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 52 67 66 67 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 438 Write 279 Mixed 244 SusWrite 103 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 12.2 106% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 83.3 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 15.1 50% 104 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 80%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 115GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 141 Write 140 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 80.7 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CRC 2x16GB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 34.3 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 35 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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 $242Bench 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