Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	126% 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	361% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 21:17
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 784 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 189 Parallax 183 138% 180 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 1920 1786 1532 1519 1510 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,672 Write 2,470 Mixed 1,922 SusWrite 1,650 489% 2,178 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 96.8 322% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,287 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1180 888% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 410%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 894GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 471 474 483 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 278 SusWrite 478 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.3 160% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 160 174% 291 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 490GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 302 223 219 217 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 469 SusWrite 278 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 64.7 218% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 371 370 370 372 371 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 334 Write 113 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 370 160% 222 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 381% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 213%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 679GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 39.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 41.9 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 186% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 92GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 56 57 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 96.3 Write 90.6 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 61.6 103% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 110 110 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 125 Write 113 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 111 143% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESC.M16FE 2x16GB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 31.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 66: 10R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	10%	181	343	281	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0414 XG270HU

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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 $242Bench 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