Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	135% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 794 85% 679 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2995 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 193 Parallax 201 155% 195 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 186 Splatting 130 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,242 Write 1,263 Mixed 1,304 353% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 88.3 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,119 DQ Mixed 1,009 771% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 486 492 483 458 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 494 Mixed 472 SusWrite 480 111% 492 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.7 218% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 124GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 298 298 296 298 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 431 SusWrite 317 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66 224% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 301 300 301 300 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 394 Mixed 345 SusWrite 312 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 52.9 175% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 247 186% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32.6 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

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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	4,555x
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	991x
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	441x
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	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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