Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	317% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 12:52
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 754 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 187 Parallax 172 139% 177 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SP0812C 250GB 52GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 294 295 296 296 295 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 508 Write 488 Mixed 429 SusWrite 312 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.6 227% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s

Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 676 674 672 671 672 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,591 Write 2,379 Mixed 1532 SusWrite 722 403% 1,806 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 101 347% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 1435 DQ Mixed 1,397 1,051% 1,399 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 308GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 100 98 98 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 98.6 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB10C 80GB 47GB free Firmware: SU100-30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 49 50 47 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 41.5 Write 51 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 48.6 32% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 29.8 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

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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 $241Bench 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 $133	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