Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '22 at 12:06
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (95^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 237 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 672 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB; EVGA XC3 3080 10GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 257 Parallax 284 221% 271 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 232 Splatting 174 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 359 327 235 243 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 336 Mixed 386 SusWrite 295 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 41.7 143% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 300 233% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 293GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 481 487 489 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 470 SusWrite 482 110% 489 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.4 214% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 805GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 491GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 185 185 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 184 Mixed 104 SusWrite 182 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 694GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 113 114 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 100 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 111 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.7 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 110%

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

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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	4,560x
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	315x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	347x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $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