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 way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	286% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 04:00
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 825 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2807 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 33 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.1 fps	Gravity 32.3 Splatting 42.3 34% 37.3 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 457GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1390 1215 1208 1216 1215 1184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 1,811 Mixed 717 SusWrite 1,238 325% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 65.7 244% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 994 802% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 292 296 295 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 480 Mixed 425 SusWrite 312 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62.4 209% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 386GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 446 353 353 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 371 Mixed 384 SusWrite 408 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.8 154% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 342 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 183 183 183 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 120 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 182 93% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 107%

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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	4,567x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $746

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16