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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.1 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 10:03
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 825 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 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 133 Reflection 156 Parallax 143 109% 144 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 114 109% 124 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 464 461 477 475 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 446 Mixed 371 SusWrite 466 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.5 184% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 472 471 472 471 347 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 439 Mixed 392 SusWrite 447 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 55 203% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% 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: 2250 617 605 608 607 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 882 400% 1,789 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90.1 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1236 DQ Write 1113 DQ Mixed 1,166 877% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
Corsair Force 120GB 1,958 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 35GB free Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 107 90 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 143 Write 120 Mixed 134 SusWrite 93.3 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 33.7 129% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 114 89% 122 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 637GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 87 89 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 78 Write 79 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 87.6 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%

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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 32.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 140%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,567x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $746

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16