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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	120% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 09:58
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 252 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 828 77% 641 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% 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: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 135 Reflection 154 Parallax 142 110% 144 fps	Gravity 126 Splatting 113 105% 119 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 463 465 474 474 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 454 Mixed 371 SusWrite 464 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.4 180% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 471 473 435 418 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 464 Mixed 387 SusWrite 422 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 52.6 198% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 265% 346 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 613 614 614 615 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,433 Write 2,358 Mixed 1,664 SusWrite 890 411% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 85.8 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,155 869% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%
Corsair Force 120GB 1,958 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 35GB free Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 90 87 90 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 154 Write 111 Mixed 141 SusWrite 86.8 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 33.4 128% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 111 89% 126 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 637GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 73 77 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 34.5 Write 59 Mixed 44 SusWrite 75.7 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 73%
Patriot Memory 16GB 593 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 3800 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 23 26 25 26 23 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 21.7 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 21.8 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 932 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.9 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 31.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 140%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

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