Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 20:18
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 686 76% 597 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87C6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 177 Parallax 166 152% 176 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,400 Write 4,636 Mixed 769 584% 2,602 MB/s	4K Read 561 4K Write 342 4K Mixed 444 1,601% 449 MB/s	DQ Read 1,591 DQ Write 1,156 DQ Mixed 1,209 948% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 144 161 159 155 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 226 Mixed 261 SusWrite 155 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49.9 185% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 178 139% 192 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 83%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 227GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 594 593 588 596 598 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,541 Write 1,996 Mixed 1540 SusWrite 649 322% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 74 268% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1381 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,270 963% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 262%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 596GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 105 SusWrite 134 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 79%

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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	4,556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	992x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
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	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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