Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	5%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 237 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 684 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8783 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.88% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9.6 Parallax 8.7 6% 8.57 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12 8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.88% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.9% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 71.8 61% 74.6 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 58.1 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,313 Write 6,996 Mixed 6,025 1,512% 6778 MB/s	4K Read 560 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 297 1,353% 364 MB/s	DQ Read 1,403 DQ Write 633 DQ Mixed 767 635% 934 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 185GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 278 278 277 277 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 432 Mixed 419 SusWrite 297 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 53.4 186% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 231 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 9GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 63 66 67 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 71.9 Write 50.5 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 64.3 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 100%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 154GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 106 108 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 73.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 107 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 66%
WD WD60EFZX-68B3FN0 6TB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 175 181 178 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 150 SusWrite 180 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 315% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 3R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	30%	63	264	127	60	7.2"	1920 1080	SAM04FD SAMSUNG

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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	4,554x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	990x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
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	345x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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