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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 17:38
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 266 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 773 74% 610 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 168 Reflection 174 Parallax 185 137% 176 fps	Gravity 158 Splatting 101 111% 129 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 167 149 92 121 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 391 Write 476 Mixed 334 SusWrite 177 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 39.5 147% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 185 180% 283 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 79GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 158 157 150 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 322 Write 260 Mixed 264 SusWrite 156 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 45.7 163% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 112 119% 195 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 162GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 205 350 205 308 255 MB/s Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	75.9% Very good	Read 169 Write 96 Mixed 210 SusWrite 278 43% 188 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 37.1 126% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 210 181% 265 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 79%

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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	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
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	342x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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