Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '21 at 19:20
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 280 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 823 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,156 Write 1,423 Mixed 1,617 384% 1,732 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 104 350% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,674 DQ Write 1,468 DQ Mixed 1,522 1,155% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 29GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 124 125 127 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 110 Write 118 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 97%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 64 66 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 61 Write 60.8 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 64.3 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 68 73 80 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 180 Write 127 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 73.1 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 107%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 372GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 137 138 140 143 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 134 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 196 Write 177 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 97.4 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 99GB free Firmware: JB0OA3T0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 38 31 46 45 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 133 Write 38.6 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 38 43% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/4G 24GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 33.2 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 27.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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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	4,558x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	314x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	346x
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: 70% - Good

Total price: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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