Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	256% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 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	Oct 24 '20 at 20:21
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 251 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 761 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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: 2973 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 187 Parallax 206 144% 190 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 185 Splatting 129 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% 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% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 322 322 317 223 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,318 SusWrite 323 307% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 85.7 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,159 DQ Mixed 1,010 777% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 475 490 493 493 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 471 SusWrite 483 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.4 219% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 295 298 298 298 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 435 SusWrite 314 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.8 224% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 304 303 303 302 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 393 Mixed 347 SusWrite 314 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 52.3 173% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 248 187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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 (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 32.5 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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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

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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