Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	313% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 14:10
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 761 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 175 Parallax 176 150% 178 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 156 Splatting 112 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 858 857 853 844 839 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2461 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 890 408% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 98.5 332% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,445 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,226 933% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 100GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 276 276 276 277 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 439 Mixed 418 SusWrite 295 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.9 194% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 360GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 101 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 59%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$93 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 118 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 124 Write 102 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 88%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 159 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 118 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 100%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 836GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 87 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 88.7 116% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	854x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	606x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,001x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	477x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	319x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	182x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	351x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16