Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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	108% 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	131% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 800 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 149 Parallax 153 113% 147 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 146 Splatting 123 105% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 431GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 462 479 483 482 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 485 Mixed 379 SusWrite 442 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.3 219% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 326GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 465 482 485 473 341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 481 Mixed 455 SusWrite 418 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69.8 235% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 130%
Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 245% 320GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 860 859 859 855 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2001 Write 1,840 Mixed 1,668 SusWrite 922 361% 1,608 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 79.6 293% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,605 DQ Write 1,351 DQ Mixed 1,404 1,072% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 186% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 291%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 464GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2318 817 819 817 817 818 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 2,447 Mixed 1,808 SusWrite 1,068 446% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 102 340% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,679 DQ Write 1,428 DQ Mixed 1,518 1,147% 1,542 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 31.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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: 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	10	8	60	27.9"	1280 720	ACR0460 Acer XB281HK

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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	4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
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	345x
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 $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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16