Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% 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	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 243 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 440 59% 441 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 69.5 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 68.4 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 145 94 18 130 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 430 Write 394 Mixed 315 SusWrite 122 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 10.4 105% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 130 135% 223 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 57GB free Firmware: AX0P2D SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 56 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 68 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 62.9 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 31GB free Firmware: ES22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 76 83 80 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 77 Write 79.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 79.7 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$74 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 518GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 91 95 91 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 48.7 Write 90 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.9 54% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 180% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	4,556x
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	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
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	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: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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