Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 351% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 338% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	337% 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	355% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '23 at 06:25
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,248 111% 941 Pts	64-Core 1244 77% 1244 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Device(1B4C A06C) ≥ 4GB; GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD, Gigabyte Gaming OC CLim: 3315 MHz, MLim: 6000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	337% Outstanding	Lighting 487 Reflection 628 Parallax 830 397% 648 fps	MRender 560 Gravity 618 Splatting 321 391% 500 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 479GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 1093 1332 1380 1435 1466 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 2,427 Mixed 1,924 SusWrite 1,245 462% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 99 329% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 1,372 DQ Mixed 1,543 1,170% 1,584 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 435%
WDC WD161KRYZ-01AGBB0 16TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 455 473 470 453 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 442 Write 383 Mixed 122 SusWrite 468 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 0.9 25% 8.6 MB/s	DQ Read 5.3 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 9.9 8% 9.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 35%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 171 171 170 170 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 170 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 169 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 98%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 175 186 188 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 177 Mixed 101 SusWrite 182 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 295% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 287 280 285 274 290 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Mushkin MLX4C360GKKP32G 2x31.5GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 49.3 MC Mixed 37.6 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 52.7 SC Mixed 36.1 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 42.9 93% 42.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 143%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	60	34.8"	1280 720	DELA1E4 Dell AW3423DW

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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	4,566x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	599x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	994x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16