Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 21:33
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 273 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 774 80% 641 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3090 Founders Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	199% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 294 Parallax 361 241% 317 fps	MRender 336 Gravity 254 Splatting 148 191% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 330 143 156 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 485 Mixed 408 SusWrite 234 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.6 166% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 202 193% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 363 366 369 368 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 362 Mixed 252 SusWrite 365 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 17 128% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 90.5 118% 208 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 86%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 296GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 388 148 174 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 490 Mixed 404 SusWrite 254 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45 170% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 199 192% 302 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 125 124 130 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 119%

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

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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	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $130Bench 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