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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 23:46
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 717 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 366E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 526GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,511 Write 10,746 Mixed 8,528 2,009% 8,928 MB/s	4K Read 507 4K Write 450 4K Mixed 464 1,601% 474 MB/s	DQ Read 1,754 DQ Write 1,620 DQ Mixed 1,676 1,260% 1,683 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Inte SSDSA2M080G2GC 80GB 54GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 76 73 74 75 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.4% Below average	Read 248 Write 76 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 73.9 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 9.5 70% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 71.2 DQ Mixed 76.1 66% 101 MB/s

WD WD5001AALS-00L3B 500GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 360GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 99 99 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 90 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 95.1 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 150GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 66.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 61.3 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$92 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 113%

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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 $178	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