Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '19 at 01:02
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 280 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 767 80% 640 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 191 Parallax 183 137% 181 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 169 Splatting 126 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 428 400 424 441 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 332 Write 116 Mixed 323 SusWrite 426 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 40.4 162% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 202 183% 277 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%
GOODRAM 960GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 611GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 450 465 475 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 488 Mixed 394 SusWrite 468 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46.8 174% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 207 194% 301 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 79GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 220 213 214 213 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 262 Mixed 297 SusWrite 207 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.9 181% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 268 200% 267 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 228GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1341 314 317 316 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,261 Write 1,165 Mixed 1,397 SusWrite 487 294% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 87.9 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,010 781% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 139 146 140 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 444 Write 136 Mixed 223 SusWrite 141 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 31.2 108% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 76.3 61% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX Fury 3.0 32GB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 25GB free, PID 16a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 90 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 136 Write 78.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 92.4 114% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 96% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 41%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 44.2 Write 17.3 Mixed 19 SusWrite 15.9 28% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 23%
KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 87GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 39.2 Write 41.2 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 40.9 55% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 11.6 948% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 10.3 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 12 977% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 192%
Kingston HyperX Fury 3.0 32GB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2GB free, PID 16a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 138 Write 56.2 Mixed 32.5 78% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 41%
Lexar microSD RDR 32GB 509 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 7GB free, PID b051 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 17.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 16.6 25% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 80% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 32.1 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 35.6 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 43.7 92% 43.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,571x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	844x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	600x

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	472x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	316x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

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 $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16