Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.2% 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	221% 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	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	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '19 at 09:47
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 274 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 699 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 57.2 Parallax 83.3 54% 69.1 fps	MRender 57.7 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 74.2 54% 64.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 667 600 574 524 500 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,067 Write 1,183 Mixed 721 SusWrite 602 252% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 60.1 230% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1111 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 461 405% 628 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 283%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 23GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 234 217 226 138 145 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.2% Above average	Read 257 Write 250 Mixed 261 SusWrite 189 54% 239 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 25.2 90% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 135 105% 146 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 71%
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1GB free Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 70 Mixed 110 41% 192 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 35.1 127% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 61.1 DQ Mixed 79.9 60% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 83GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 145 132 122 141 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 99.5 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 136 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 96%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 112GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 18 18 19 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 57.5 Write 22 Mixed 33 SusWrite 21 25% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 81 74 84 83 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 40 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 77.3 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 536GB free Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 31 21 21 31 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 72.8 Write 42.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 24.5 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 42%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 119GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 27 24 23 21 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 51.5 Write 46.3 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 24.8 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.3 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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