Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	260% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.4 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 20:28
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 763 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.5% 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: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2973 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 191 Parallax 210 147% 194 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 190 Splatting 135 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 322 323 322 320 236 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 1468 Mixed 1,271 SusWrite 355 307% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 85.9 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 1012 783% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 475 489 495 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 474 SusWrite 483 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.5 221% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 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: 400 296 297 298 298 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 437 SusWrite 315 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66 225% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 302 302 302 301 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 394 Mixed 346 SusWrite 314 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 52.7 175% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 247 186% 250 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 (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32.5 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	4,551x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	890x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
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	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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