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 (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	285% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	13.4 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 04:05
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 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)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 798 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% 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 194 Reflection 203 Parallax 188 158% 195 fps	Gravity 191 Splatting 125 135% 158 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: 1330 1221 1217 1217 1217 1202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,057 Write 1,800 Mixed 839 SusWrite 1234 331% 1,482 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 65.9 242% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,263 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 970 788% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 296 295 295 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 474 Mixed 426 SusWrite 313 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.1 209% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 386GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 428 353 352 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 352 Mixed 275 SusWrite 405 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.7 151% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 341 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 182 182 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 118 Mixed 29 SusWrite 181 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 105% 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)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 31.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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	4,552x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	891x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
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	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

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 $179	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