Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	283% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 15:26
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 300 User benchmarks, average bench 90% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 929 95% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 17.3 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.7 14% 49.3 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 53.9 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1448 1436 1442 591 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,062 Write 1,343 Mixed 645 SusWrite 1,154 289% 1,301 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 71.6 263% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 983 770% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 292%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 2x4GB 4,308 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 25.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 77%

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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	8	7	60	0"	1280 720	B17-2

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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