Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% 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.
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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 14:34
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 819 87% 692 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 298 Parallax 331 260% 316 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 263 Splatting 193 215% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,025 Write 1,800 Mixed 705 334% 1,510 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 67.7 240% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,432 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,134 903% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$189 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 249GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 369 477 481 476 481 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 476 Mixed 325 SusWrite 416 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 34.9 122% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 249 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 477 478 477 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 479 Mixed 407 SusWrite 475 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58.2 204% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 289 238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 125%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 648GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 63 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 65.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 62.4 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 83%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 34.8 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 34.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%

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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	4,551x
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