Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	193% 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	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	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 21:33
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$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)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 836 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 244 Parallax 255 193% 245 fps	MRender 285 Gravity 238 Splatting 154 177% 225 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$33 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 129 167 169 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 1075 Mixed 970 SusWrite 255 210% 945 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 48.6 268% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 759 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 78.7 282% 611 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 454 482 457 452 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 452 Mixed 359 SusWrite 458 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 49.7 192% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 118 117 117 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 176 Write 143 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 117 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 149 148 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 108 SusWrite 148 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3112 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 34.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 34.2 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

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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	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
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	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: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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