Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, 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	254% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 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	Nov 07 '18 at 16:17
Run Duration	160 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 (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 271 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 776 75% 619 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% 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: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 155 Parallax 146 117% 148 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 142 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 325 325 325 326 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 378 297% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 80.3 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 990 752% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 109GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 314 312 312 312 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 491 Mixed 416 SusWrite 328 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.4 211% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 122GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 471 475 480 481 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 412 SusWrite 474 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.2 212% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 29 45 39 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 183 Write 23.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 42.1 68% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 7.4 551% 8.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 93%

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 (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 31.3 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 34.1 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 43.8 91% 43.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%

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

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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	4,566x
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	315x
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16