Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.4% 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	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 807 86% 684 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 93.8 58% 76.3 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 47.1 50% 63.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 194 197 200 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 325 Write 338 Mixed 288 SusWrite 198 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 37.3 126% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 244 170% 215 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 338GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 201 202 202 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 322 Write 349 Mixed 286 SusWrite 202 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 32.9 114% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 150 125% 184 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 155 157 160 156 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 148 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 157 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP SL 5TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 4.5TB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 131 131 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 77 Write 104 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 131 130% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 33.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 130%

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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	4,546x
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