Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.7% 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)
Boot Drive	108% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 01:18
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 574 72% 548 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 67.7 47% 64.9 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 54.2 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 960GB-$462 185 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 605GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 434 440 466 468 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 442 Mixed 327 SusWrite 440 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 154% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 182 183% 295 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 67GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 132 133 133 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 142 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 132 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 84%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 206 201 209 210 200 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 727GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 88 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 61.7 Write 63.9 Mixed 30 SusWrite 90.5 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 84%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 279GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 66.4 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 67 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2800 C16 Series 2x16GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2885 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 93%

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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	9	7	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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	4,551x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	596x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	890x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	439x
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	344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $179	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