Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	251% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 14:49
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 247 80% 146 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 686 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 465GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 427 409 413 411 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 376 SusWrite 421 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.2 186% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 283 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 786 757 739 686 748 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 822 359% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 62.9 234% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,163 877% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 187GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 470 475 482 483 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 406 SusWrite 475 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.9 201% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 41GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 111 112 114 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.8% Good	Read 147 Write 144 Mixed 160 SusWrite 111 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 34.9 146% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 146 110% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 114GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 69 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 86.5 Write 86.3 Mixed 85 SusWrite 70.6 61% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 146GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 39 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 63 Write 41.7 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 41.9 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 43%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 59GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 51.2 Write 56.8 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 50.8 34% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 32%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 761GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 136 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 135 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 100%
Generic USB SD Reader 8GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	6.82% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 9 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 11.5 14% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.82% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 101%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
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	441x
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