Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	260% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 03:13
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 799 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 153 Parallax 133 116% 143 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 138 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 330 328 328 328 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,518 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 379 301% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 85.6 296% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,008 753% 997 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 308 309 310 313 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 473 Mixed 402 SusWrite 325 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.6 203% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 464 473 476 477 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 480 Mixed 410 SusWrite 469 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 61.7 205% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX Fury 3.0 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 12GB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 36 27 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 53%
Sandisk Ultra 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 11GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 6.3 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 120 Write 10 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 9.5 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.8 732% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 31.9 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 43.5 92% 43.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%

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Gaming 86%

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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	4,590x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	851x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	476x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	255x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16