Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% 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	171% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 140 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 795 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3716) ≥ 4GB; RTX 2080 Ti GAMING TRIO CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 226 Parallax 238 172% 225 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 215 Splatting 143 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 716GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 101 104 108 102 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,420 Write 1,529 Mixed 1,058 SusWrite 232 237% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.7 242% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 588 DQ Write 575 DQ Mixed 268 287% 477 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 255%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 283GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 290 291 289 283 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 360 Mixed 352 SusWrite 294 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 39.4 135% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 215 185% 269 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 102%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 355GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 102 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 177 Write 167 Mixed 100 SusWrite 102 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 101%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 201 202 202 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 254GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 115 113 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 105 Write 116 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 113 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 110%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 167 166 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 173 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 165 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUS724030ALA640 3TB 2,302 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: MF8OAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 166 165 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 136 Write 141 Mixed 67 SusWrite 165 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 94%
Esata-2 ExternalRAID 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 243 245 245 245 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 235 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 243 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x16GB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 117%

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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	4,558x
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	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	314x
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: 70% - Good

Total price: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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