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Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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 Drive210% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 05 '18 at 08:00
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 743
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 92.8%
 Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
MSI(1462 3362)
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2630 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 157
Parallax 135
126% 149 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 144
Splatting 116
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑
This bench: 114%
 Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 611 593 550 476 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,877
Write 664
Mixed 506
SusWrite 549
197% 899 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 58.3
236% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 412
371% 587 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑
This bench: 210%
 Great: 213%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
194GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 309 311 311 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 471
Mixed 398
SusWrite 326
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 60.7
206% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
81GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 451 467 469 474 473 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 478
Mixed 390
SusWrite 465
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 61.6
207% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 129%
 Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 42.9
MC Write 45.1
MC Mixed 31.2
114% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 48.3
SC Mixed 33.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 44.9
89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 113%
 Great: 128%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS VIII HERO Builds (Compare 7,120 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples4,565x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples843x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples599x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples994x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples471x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples181x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $808
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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