Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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	100% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '23 at 09:28
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 263 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 678 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2829 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 120% 145 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 144 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 439 341 210 233 316 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 239 Mixed 328 SusWrite 324 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 43.9 150% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 343 251% 330 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 160GB free Firmware: GH2OA3E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 92.3 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 95.4 55% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 72%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 383GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 132 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 94.8 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Patriot 3000 C16 Series CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 89%

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

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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 $170	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