Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	105% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 07:17
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 781 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2789 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 170 Parallax 174 126% 166 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 163 Splatting 115 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 326 299 285 295 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 461 Mixed 388 SusWrite 312 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47 169% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 260 220% 319 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 139GB free Firmware: M6CR052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 355 353 353 127 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 371 Write 372 Mixed 334 SusWrite 297 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 18.5 109% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 27.2 68% 141 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 64GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 402 301 301 262 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 429 Mixed 348 SusWrite 321 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 34 119% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 248 212% 312 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 108%
Sabrent Rocket Q 500GB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 114GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 685 84 113 104 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,001 Write 877 Mixed 873 SusWrite 323 172% 769 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 66.6 257% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 476 394% 548 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 214%
Ct500p2s SD8 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 169GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 670 644 55 51 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 27.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 111%

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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%	90	276	203	60	27"	2560 1440	MSI3CA8 MSI G273Q

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Gaming 86%

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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 $134	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