Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	332% 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

5 years ago, 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 803 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 51.3 45% 56.4 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 71.3 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1592 1607 1602 1624 1662 1638 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 1,702 Mixed 877 SusWrite 1,621 377% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 73.3 259% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,201 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 1,058 813% 1106 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 363%
OCZ Vector 512GB-$400 345 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 327GB free Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 479 482 486 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 488 Mixed 292 SusWrite 476 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38.3 156% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 238 214% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65 1,900 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 150 146 153 148 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 37% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 33.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,559x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	314x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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