Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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	12.5 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 21:28
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	41%

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)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 770 80% 641 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% 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: 2958 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 191 Parallax 190 146% 187 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 185 Splatting 132 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% 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% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 319 320 306 234 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 336 306% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 86.7 297% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 1,003 780% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 471 489 495 497 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 497 Mixed 471 SusWrite 482 111% 492 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.2 221% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 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: 401 299 298 298 301 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 495 Mixed 431 SusWrite 316 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.1 227% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 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: 373 301 302 302 302 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 394 Mixed 344 SusWrite 313 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 52.9 176% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 248 187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 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 40.7 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 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	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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