Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 155% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	371% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 days ago, 5 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$270 385,752 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 248 92% 158 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 681 69% 544 Pts	64-Core 676 45% 676 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$714 71,128 User benchmarks, average bench 127% EVGA(3842 3288) ≥ 4GB; 08g-p4-3288-kr CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 566 Reflection 441 Parallax 553 149% 520 fps	MRender 417 Gravity 469 Splatting 254 134% 380 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$213 71,767 User benchmarks, average bench 324% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1719 1757 1832 1535 1536 1537 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,674 Write 2506 Mixed 1,859 SusWrite 1,653 488% 2,173 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 99.1 329% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,293 988% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 374%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$85 52,805 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 176 176 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 94.5 Write 119 Mixed 89 SusWrite 172 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 60,301 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 166 166 167 166 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 140 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 165 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$80 299,661 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 131 Write 92.2 Mixed 73.7 74% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 28,134 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 22GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 90.8 Mixed 8.5 37% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 29.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 99%

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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $270Bench 85%, 385,752 samples	15,087x
Core i5-6600KIntel $205Bench 81%, 264,584 samples	3,455x
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 89%, 381,877 samples	1,985x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples	4,313x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples	3,750x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples	2,402x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 110%, 465,159 samples	2,317x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $75Bench 103%, 583,942 samples	2,184x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 201%, 153,580 samples	792x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 84%, 307,966 samples	1,688x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 227,653 samples	921x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 71%, 62,869 samples	637x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $165	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $345	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $240

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16