Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '20 at 21:06
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 738 77% 619 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 224 Parallax 215 176% 218 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 217 Splatting 146 163% 207 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 468 Mixed 322 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.8 172% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 229 195% 287 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 104%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 51GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 96 94 90 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 157 Write 120 Mixed 133 SusWrite 93.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 34.1 140% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 102 84% 120 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 523GB free Firmware: CC48 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 114 Write 92.3 Mixed 71 69% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 117%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 49GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 74.5 73% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 288GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 56 Write 36.5 Mixed 54.7 37% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 147GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.8 Write 106 Mixed 51.2 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 59%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 170GB free Firmware: SC61 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 78.5 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 721% 5.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 72GB free Firmware: 0911 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.5 Write 57.5 Mixed 61.3 50% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 31GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 41 35 38 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 33.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 39.1 26% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 93%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 22GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 186 Write 152 Mixed 76.3 163% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 79%
HGST 4TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 768GB free, PID 1013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 148 149 149 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 97.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 150 122% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29.1 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

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

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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 $230Bench 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 $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