Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 10:14
Run Duration	432 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 613 82% 612 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 150 109% 144 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 137 Splatting 121 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,838 Write 7,601 Mixed 7,870 1,806% 8,103 MB/s	4K Read 698 4K Write 341 4K Mixed 382 1,727% 474 MB/s	DQ Read 1,848 DQ Write 1,299 DQ Mixed 1,599 1,188% 1,582 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 263GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1641 1624 1446 1405 1301 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,475 Mixed 1,931 SusWrite 1,539 483% 2,152 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 93 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,545 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 1,358 1,020% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 435%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 152 145 145 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 143 Write 148 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 146 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 98%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 22GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 154 132 140 156 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 94.3 Write 94.7 Mixed 72 SusWrite 150 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 308% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 105%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 769 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 818GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 222 223 216 220 224 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 271GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 60 60 65 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 87.8 Write 83 Mixed 52 SusWrite 62 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G F4-2400C15-8GVR Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 27 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 5R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	22%	59	112	9	60	72.1"	5760 1080	ACI27C3 NV Surround

History: Score 25: 2R 2G 9B | Score 36: 2R 5G 11B | Score 37: 5R 2G 6B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,603x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	854x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	999x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	476x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	319x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	351x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	256x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16