Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.9% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 805 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1752 MHz, MLim: 1040 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 97.3 Parallax 184 97% 133 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 137 Splatting 139 104% 124 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 201 199 196 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 366 Mixed 310 SusWrite 200 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 247 185% 248 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 360GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 206 211 214 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 366 Mixed 325 SusWrite 208 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60.5 198% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 245 184% 248 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 184 185 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 144 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 184 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 31.5 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 35.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 44.1 91% 44.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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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	4,554x
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 $94Bench 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

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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 $37
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