Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	110% 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

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Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 10:49
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 825 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 157 Parallax 137 120% 147 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 145 Splatting 118 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 132 110 110 110 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 359 SusWrite 155 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.1 206% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 122%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 22GB free Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 427 440 440 238 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 381 Mixed 216 SusWrite 335 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.7 148% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 126 131% 218 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 32GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 319 318 318 227 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 394 SusWrite 286 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.8 219% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 406GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 117 112 118 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 117 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 808GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 108 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 108 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 33.9 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%

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

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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