Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	122% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

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

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 06:07
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 806 78% 644 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 456 443 396 383 345 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 460 Mixed 374 SusWrite 402 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.4 198% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 559GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 251 256 257 253 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 379 Mixed 355 SusWrite 251 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 55 178% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 251 187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 174 186 186 178 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 136 Write 131 Mixed 68 SusWrite 175 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 94GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 142 143 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 151 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 141 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2900, 2900, 2900, 2900 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 111%

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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	4,542x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	840x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	595x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	312x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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