Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5880 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 10:52
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 796 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 146 Parallax 133 120% 142 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 73 Parallax 66.3 59% 70.6 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 68.1 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 75 104 116 88 109 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 432 Write 343 Mixed 140 SusWrite 95.4 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 15.7 66% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 33.8 33% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 55%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 48GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 153 155 155 149 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 436 Write 347 Mixed 383 SusWrite 160 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 23.4 128% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 149 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 139 140 141 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 85 SusWrite 138 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 84%
Multiple Card Reader 16GB 2,333 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 12GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 18 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 18.1 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 242% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-075.A00G Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 17 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 46%

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

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
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	345x
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 $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 $40	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