Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	340% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '17 at 02:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 304 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 860 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 207 Parallax 203 156% 201 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 187 Splatting 133 123% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDMW012T4 1TB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 1TB free Firmware: 8EV10171 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 1,191 Mixed 1,532 372% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 47.8 233% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 43.1 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 210 191% 274 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 250%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,748 Write 1,919 Mixed 1,874 483% 2,180 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 73.6 277% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 281 305% 511 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 363%
H/W RAID 5 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.2% Above average	Read 153 Write 97 Mixed 117 148% 122 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 0.15 104% 7.24 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 2,080 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,545x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	841x
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	887x
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	312x
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 $184	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) $35	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