Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	282% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 10:03
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 785 85% 673 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 155 Parallax 165 135% 162 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 140 Splatting 113 120% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1815 1011 961 873 675 835 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,939 Write 2,532 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,028 405% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 68.4 240% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,589 DQ Write 1,444 DQ Mixed 1,525 1,142% 1,520 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 310%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 154 159 160 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 158 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 157 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 522GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 92 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 66 SusWrite 90.3 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 110%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 120 123 122 119 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 59 SusWrite 120 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 32.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

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	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $742

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16