Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 200 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 313 40% 305 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.4% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.2% Good	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 100 56% 66.8 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 104 Splatting 82.8 88% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 388 418 279 267 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 471 Mixed 434 SusWrite 334 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 55.5 188% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 111GB free Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 112 82 84 80 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 446 Write 267 Mixed 244 SusWrite 118 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 19.1 74% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 42.2 49% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 55%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 799GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 136 142 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 138 Mixed 119 SusWrite 137 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 164 172 174 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 150 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 174 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 403GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 110 110 111 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 109 69% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 120%

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

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	317x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16