Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 08:14
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 842 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 70.1 57% 72.7 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 71.5 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,538 Write 2,065 Mixed 1,625 460% 2076 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.7 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,229 924% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WDC WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 267GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 120 120 127 124 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 122 29% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.8 10% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 4.8 DQ Mixed 2.1 2% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 29%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 139 140 140 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 136 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 138 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 97%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 218GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 107 107 110 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 97%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 148 147 149 145 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 97%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 103 105 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 57 SusWrite 105 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 698GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 60 60 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 60.1 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 59.5 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 163 160 160 159 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 103 Mixed 103 SusWrite 159 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 227GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 84 86 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 84.8 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 337GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 84 85 85 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 124 Write 112 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 85.8 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 33.8 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 3R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	22%	65	310	228	144	26.9"	2560 1440	ACR0692 ED273UR

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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