Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% 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	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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 801 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

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; 900-1g136-2510-000 Nvidia Founders Edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 325 Reflection 300 Parallax 332 265% 319 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 263 Splatting 192 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 319 300 298 292 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,069 SusWrite 336 295% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 90.3 308% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,014 762% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 465 454 400 469 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 458 Mixed 410 SusWrite 452 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.3 193% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 288 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 34.4 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 32.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0DFA SAMSUNG

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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	4,546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	842x
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	889x
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	313x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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